canaries
英 [kəˈneəriz]
美 [kəˈnɛriz]
n. 金丝雀
canary的复数
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
- a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
双语例句
- There are several "canaries in the coalmine" that are also suffering.
其它一些预警信号也表现糟糕。 - Canaries are said to have been used to detect gas in coal mines in the early stages of coal mining.
在煤矿开采的早期，人们已用金丝雀来检测瓦斯。 - I gotta start eating leaner canaries.
我要开始吃瘦点的金丝雀了。 - Canaries no longer in coal mines for a reason.
煤矿里不再有金丝雀了，这是有原因的。 - But it's exactly what is required for polar bears, ring seals, and the snowy-white beluga whales& the highly vocal canaries of the sea.
而那正是北极熊、环纹海豹和海洋高音金丝雀&雪白的白鲸所需求的。 - Elderly men gather in public gardens with their canaries to discuss the news of the day.
老年人聚在公园里，高声讨论当日的新闻。 - As I had been one Voyage to this Coast before, I knew very well that the Islands of the Canaries, and the Cape de Verd Islands also, lay not far off from the Coast.
在那一带，我们始终没有发现人类的足迹。过去我曾到这一带的海岸来过一次，知道加那利群岛和佛得角群岛离大陆海岸不远。 - The two little sisters had carried the canaries in their cage out on the balcony.
小姐妹俩把笼子里的两只金丝雀端到阳台上。 - I cannot divert him with singing like the canaries and linnets;
不能像鸟儿一样为他歌唱； - Canaries were formerly used in coal mines for this reason.
为此原因，露天煤矿以前经常使用金丝雀。