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指挥棒

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Collocation

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是……的指挥棒
2
指挥棒失灵
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政治指挥棒
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……成为……的指挥棒
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跟着指挥棒转

Definition

指挥棒:

Literally means:

baton

Actually means:

The baton that is used in conducting an orchestra or traffic. It figuratively means things used for deployment or guidance.

指挥乐队或交通时用的小棒。比喻能起调度或导向作用的事物。

Example

Used as object or subject. (作宾语、主语)
1
Gāokǎo
高考
shì
gēn
yǒu
有力
de
zhǐhuībàng
指挥棒
  
,
xuésheng
学生
  
jiàoshī
教师
jiāzhǎng
家长
dōu
gēnzhāo
跟着
zhuǎi
  
,
zhǐhuībàng
指挥棒
cháodōng
朝东
  
,
méiyǒu
没有
rén
gǎn
cháo
西
  

The college entrance examination is a powerful baton, students, teachers and parents have followed it, the baton facing east, no one dares to face west.

2
Méiyǒu
没有
独立
kǎo
思考
wèn
问题
de
guàn
习惯
  
,
zǒngshì
总是
gēnzhāo
跟着
biéren
别人
de
zhǐhuībàng
指挥棒
zhuǎi
  
,
shì
huì
不会
yǒu
chéngjiù
成就
de
  

There is no habit of thinking independently, always follow the baton of others, there will be no achievement.

3
Jìnxiēnián
近些年
  
,
gǎishàn
改善
rénmín
人民
de
shēnghuó
生活
shuǐpíng
水平
jīng
已经
chéngwéi
成为
zhèng
政府
gōngzuò
工作
de
zhǐhuībàng
指挥棒
  

In recent years, improving people's living standards has become the baton of government work.