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

I don't know how it happened genetically, but that baby canary was bright orange.
我并不清楚遗传的方式，但这只小金丝雀却是明亮的橙黄色。
Greece is the canary in the mine.
希腊是矿井中的金丝雀。
The day my canary flew away I cried.
金丝雀飞跑的那一天我哭了。
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。
He appeared at a Westminster court dressed in a canary yellow sweatshirt and white tracksuit trousers.
昨日，他身穿淡黄色运动衫和白色运动裤，在伦敦威斯敏斯特区（Westminster）一家法院出庭。
In the past a small Canary would suffice.
过去一个小金丝雀就足够了。
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。
Your software project might have its own kind of pit canary.
您的软件项目也可以有自己的矿井金丝雀。
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。
My canary has laid an egg
我的金丝雀生了一个蛋。