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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - There are several "canaries in the coalmine" that are also suffering.
其它一些预警信号也表现糟糕。 - 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。 - In the seventh place, there are peacocks and parrots and skylarks and canaries singing inimitable songs, and there is nothing better than that.
第七，这里有孔雀、鹦鹉、云雀和金丝雀唱着不可摹拟的歌儿：宇宙间真没有一样东西比此更好。 - 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。 - 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。 - Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries.
有些猫喜欢抓小鸟，比如金丝雀。