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
- SANDSTORM LEAVING NORTH AFRICA TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC – CANARY ISLAND. a country in the northern Leeward Islands.
大漠的风沙正离开刚刚肆虐过的北非,一路弥漫着冲向大西洋中的加纳利群岛。加勒比海背风群岛北部的一个国家。 - 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。 - Low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States.
加那利群岛的一种矮生、多分枝的多年生植物,有桔红色、鲜红色或紫色的花;在美国已归化。 - Greece is the canary in the mine.
希腊是矿井中的金丝雀。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - His body was found at sea in waters off the Canary Islands.
他的尸体在离加那利群岛不远的海上被发现。 - 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。 - 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。