canary 详细解释

canary

[kə'nɛəri]

n. 金丝雀, 加那利舞, 加那利白葡萄酒, <俚>告密者

词形变化

名词复数: canaries |

词义辨析

同义参见:

yellow  singer  

英英释义

名词 canary:

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

同义词:fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker

a female singer

a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge

同义词:canary yellow

any of several small Old World finches

同义词:canary bird

形容词 canary:

having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

同义词:canary-yellow

补充

canarycanary英:[kəˈnɛəri] 美:[kəˈnɛri]n.1.〈动〉金丝雀There're three beautiful canaries on the tree.树上有三只漂亮的金丝雀。

例句

1. I keep canaries and budgerigars in my outdoor aviary.我在室外鸟舍饲养金丝雀和虎皮鹦鹉。 2. Miners took canaries down the mine to detect poisonous gases.矿工们把金丝雀带到矿井下探测有毒气体。