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
- I cannot divert him with singing like the canaries and linnets;
不能像鸟儿一样为他歌唱； - Once I start eating canaries, I just can't stop!
一旦我开始吃金丝雀，我就停不下来！ - For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight.
例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 - 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。 - 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。 - For centuries, sailors have called belugas "sea canaries," for their musical squeaks and chirps.
几世纪以来，水手们一直称白鲸为“海上金丝雀”，因为它们的叫声悦耳动听。 - Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries.
有些猫喜欢抓小鸟，比如金丝雀。 - There are several "canaries in the coalmine" that are also suffering.
其它一些预警信号也表现糟糕。 - So vocal are they that they are sometimes called sea canaries.
这声音予它们海洋金丝雀之称。 - As my friend's experience shows, children are kind of like little litmus strips, the canaries in the coal mine of marital stress: they absorb the emotional climate around them.
正如我那位朋友的经历所显示的那样，如果说婚姻像个煤矿，那孩子们就有点像预报瓦斯浓度的金丝雀：他们会吸收周围的情绪气氛。