canary
英 [kəˈneəri]
美 [kəˈneri]
n. 金丝雀
复数:canaries
Collins.1 / BNC.12048 / COCA.19242
柯林斯词典
- 金丝雀
Canariesare small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
英英释义
noun
- any of several small Old World finches
- a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
- a female singer
- someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
adj
- having the color of a canary
双语例句
- Surf spreads a foamy swath over a black beach in Gomera in Spain's Canary Islands.
在西班牙加那利群岛上的戈梅拉,海浪在黑色的海滩上卷起层层的泡沫。 - Greece is the canary in the mine.
希腊是矿井中的金丝雀。 - Any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands ( including sherry).
产自西班牙和Canary岛(包括雪利酒)的各种各样的淡味或浓味的白酒。 - There is, for instance, no trace of the Canary Islands, which had been colonised in 1402.
例如,地图上丝毫没有加那利群岛的影子,尽管该群岛早在1402年就已是欧洲殖民地。 - Tommy: I cleaned the bird cage and the canary disappeared. This house just came on the market.
汤米:我刚才打扫鸟笼来着,金丝雀不见了。 - Tommy: I cleaned the bird cage and the canary disappeared.
汤米:我清洁了鸟笼子,金丝雀不见了? - He said he would try to write or call as soon as he reached the Canary Islands
他说他一到加那利群岛就会设法写信或者打电话来。 - After waiting a while, and with a fresh canary, the miners could safely reenter the mine.
过一段时间之后,如果新换上的金丝雀安然无恙,矿工们又可以安全地重返矿井。 - The day my canary flew away I cried.
金丝雀飞跑的那一天我哭了。 - He gently rattled the cage and whispered to the canary
他轻轻晃动着鸟笼,和金丝雀轻声低语着。