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。
My canary has laid an egg
我的金丝雀生了一个蛋。
John was worried; his canary was off feed.
约翰很着急，他的金丝雀不想吃东西了。
You sing like a beautiful canary.
你的歌声听起来像美妙的金丝雀。
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。
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 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。
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。
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。
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。