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
- 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。 - 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。 - A sweet white wine from the Canary islands, similar to madeira.
产于加那利群岛的一种甜白葡萄酒,类似马德拉白葡萄酒。 - I saw him walk out of the boss's office like the cat that just ate the canary.
我刚看到他从老板的办公室出来,开心极了。 - John was worried; his canary was off feed.
约翰很着急,他的金丝雀不想吃东西了。 - 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。 - 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。 - Greece is the canary in the mine.
希腊是矿井中的金丝雀。 - You look like the cat that swallowed the canary, is what.
你看起来像是猫抓到金丝雀般的兴奋。 - Fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary islands.
分布在北非、亚速尔和加那利群岛的蕨类。
