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.

noun

any of several small Old World finches
Synonym:canary bird
a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
Synonym:canary yellow
a female singer
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Synonym:finksnitchsnitcherstoolpigeonstool pigeonstooliesneaksneaker

adj

Canary Wharf was set to provide 10 million square feet of office space
金丝雀码头计划要提供1,000万平方英尺的办公面积。
In the past a small Canary would suffice.
过去一个小金丝雀就足够了。
Who gave you the yellow canary, Miss Parker?
是谁把黄色金丝雀交给你的，帕克小姐？
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。
My canary has laid an egg
我的金丝雀生了一个蛋。
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。
Canary got trapped, the uranium mine.
金丝雀了被困的铀矿。
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。
This is where the Canary is.
金丝雀就在那里。
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。