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weathercock    
n. 风标,随风倒的人

风标,随风倒的人

weathercock
n 1: weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster

Weathercock \Weath"er*cock`\, n.
1. A vane, or weather vane; -- so called because originally
often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a
spire with the wind, and showing its direction. "As a
wedercok that turneth his face with every wind."
--Chaucer.
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Noisy weathercocks rattled and sang of mutation.
--Longfellow.
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2. Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and
frequently; one who veers with every change of current
opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
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Weathercock \Weath"er*cock`\, v. t.
To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for.
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Whose blazing wyvern weathercock the spire. --Tennyson.
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  • Weather vane - Wikipedia
    A wind vane, weather vane, or weathercock is an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind It is typically used as an architectural ornament to the highest point of a building The word vane comes from the Old English word fana, meaning "flag" A cockerel is a traditional figure used as a vane placed on top of the cardinal directions
  • WEATHERCOCK Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of WEATHERCOCK is a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction
  • Weathercock - definition of weathercock by The Free Dictionary
    Define weathercock weathercock synonyms, weathercock pronunciation, weathercock translation, English dictionary definition of weathercock n 1 A weathervane, especially one in the form of a rooster 2 One that is very changeable or fickle intr v weath·er·cocked , weath·er·cock·ing ,
  • WEATHERCOCK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    WEATHERCOCK definition: 1 a type of weathervane (= a device for showing which way the wind is blowing) in the shape of a… Learn more
  • Weathercock - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    Vocabulary lists containing weathercock "Paul Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This narrative poem, written in a meter that recalls the sound of a galloping horse’s hooves, tells the apocryphal story of Paul Revere warning colonial Americans of a looming British invasion
  • WEATHERCOCK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    This sideways force occurs as the wind strikes the aircraft's vertical fin causing the aircraft to weathercock or weathervane
  • weathercock - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    weathercock (plural weathercocks) A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel (figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person
  • weathercock noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    Definition of weathercock noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • Weathercocks
    A weather vane or weather cock is typically used to show the direction of the wind and sometimes wind speed to a point Generally used as a decoration or architectural ornament placed at the highest point on a building where the wind is usually the strongest
  • WEATHERCOCK Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
    a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it (loosely) any weather vane The count is the weathercock of the jet set “Collins English Dictionary — Complete Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons Co Ltd 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012





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