canary是什么意思？

canary

英[kəˈneəri] 美[kəˈneri]

• n. [动]金丝雀，淡黄色，（十六世纪流行于法国及西班牙的）加那利舞，加那利白葡萄酒；

复数：canaries;

例句

• 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。
• The canary has escaped from the cage. 那只金丝雀已从笼子里跑掉了.
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• My canary has laid an egg... 我的金丝雀生了一个蛋。
• ...the European Investment Bank, which invested £100 million in Canary Wharf... 向卡纳里码头投资了1亿英镑的欧洲投资银行

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  金丝雀
  Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  <动>金丝雀
  The canary has escaped from the cage. 那只金丝雀已从笼子里跑掉了。 There’re three beautiful canaries on the tree. 树上有三只漂亮的金丝雀。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
  2. a female singer
  3. a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
  4. any of several small Old World finches
• Adjective
  1. having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow