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； - 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。 - As canaries in coal mines go, mining shares tend to be reliable harbingers of a sell-off in industrial commodities in a downturn.
在煤矿里用金丝雀来预警的时代已经过去，矿业股正成为经济下滑时工业用大宗商品是否会遭抛售的可靠预兆。 - There are several "canaries in the coalmine" that are also suffering.
其它一些预警信号也表现糟糕。 - At that time it was not very easy to import canaries from foreign countries, because of logistic and economic difficulties.
那个时候从国外进口金丝雀不是很容易的事，因为逻辑上和经济上的困难。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。