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canary

/kuh-nair-ee/US // kəˈnɛər i //UK // (kəˈnɛərɪ) //

金丝雀

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ca·nar·ies.

    • : any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria, native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
    • : Also called canary yellow. a light, clear yellow color.
    • : Slang. informer.
    • : Slang. a female singer, especially with a dance band.
    • : a sweet white wine of the Canary Islands, resembling sherry.
    • : a yellow diamond.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having the color canary.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ininformer
Forms: canaries
Synonyms
announcer播音员,播报员,报幕员,报告员accuser指控者,控告者,控告人,控诉者adviser顾问,顾问公司,顾问公司的顾问betrayer背叛者,出卖者,叛徒,卖国贼blabbermouth胡言乱语,胡言乱语的人,胡言乱语者,口无遮拦crier呐喊者,呼叫者,喊话者,喊话人double-crosser两面派,双面人,两面派的人,骗子finger指,指头,指数,指纹fink眨眼,眨眼间,眨眨眼,眨眼之间herald预报,预示,预示着,预言家interviewer采访者,面试官,访问者,面试者journalist记者,新闻工作者,新闻记者,媒体记者messenger信使,传话人,使者,信差nark夸大其词,夸夸其谈,夸张,夸张的说法newsman新闻工作者,新闻人,新闻记者,通讯员preacher传道者,传教士,传道人,传道士propagandist宣传者,宣传员,宣传家,传播者rat大鼠,小鼠,老鼠,鼠类singer歌手snake蛇,蛇类,蛇形,小蛇sneak偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,偷偷的,偷偷地snitcher狙击手,鼻涕虫,鼻烟壶,鼻炎患者songbird鸣鸟,鸣禽,鸣禽类,鸣笛source来源,消息来源,源,资料来源squealer尖叫声,尖叫者,吱吱声,尖叫器stoolie凳子,粪便,屎壳郎,凳子上的人tattler窃听者,捣蛋鬼,窃贼,窃听器tattletale打小报告,絮絮叨叨,絮絮叨叨的,打小报告的人tipster小费者,提示者,小费,小道消息weasel黄鼠狼,鼬鼠,鼬獾,青鼬blab口口相传,口无遮拦,口口声声说,口口声声deep throat深喉,深喉咙,深喉部,深咽fat mouth胖嘴,肥嘴,胖子的嘴,胖子嘴fork tongue叉舌,叉叉舌,叉口舌,叉叉舌头notifier通知者,通知器,通知员,通知书ratfink鼠尾草,鼠妇,鼠疫,鼠尾纹stool pigeon凳子鸽子,凳子上的鸽子,凳子鸽
as intattletale
Forms: canaries
Synonyms
announcer播音员,播报员,报幕员,报告员accuser指控者,控告者,控告人,控诉者adviser顾问,顾问公司,顾问公司的顾问betrayer背叛者,出卖者,叛徒,卖国贼blabbermouth胡言乱语,胡言乱语的人,胡言乱语者,口无遮拦crier呐喊者,呼叫者,喊话者,喊话人double-crosser两面派,双面人,两面派的人,骗子finger指,指头,指数,指纹fink眨眼,眨眼间,眨眨眼,眨眼之间herald预报,预示,预示着,预言家interviewer采访者,面试官,访问者,面试者journalist记者,新闻工作者,新闻记者,媒体记者messenger信使,传话人,使者,信差nark夸大其词,夸夸其谈,夸张,夸张的说法newsman新闻工作者,新闻人,新闻记者,通讯员preacher传道者,传教士,传道人,传道士propagandist宣传者,宣传员,宣传家,传播者rat大鼠,小鼠,老鼠,鼠类singer歌手snake蛇,蛇类,蛇形,小蛇sneak偷偷摸摸,偷偷摸摸的,偷偷的,偷偷地snitcher狙击手,鼻涕虫,鼻烟壶,鼻炎患者songbird鸣鸟,鸣禽,鸣禽类,鸣笛source来源,消息来源,源,资料来源squealer尖叫声,尖叫者,吱吱声,尖叫器stoolie凳子,粪便,屎壳郎,凳子上的人tattler窃听者,捣蛋鬼,窃贼,窃听器tattletale打小报告,絮絮叨叨,絮絮叨叨的,打小报告的人tipster小费者,提示者,小费,小道消息weasel黄鼠狼,鼬鼠,鼬獾,青鼬blab口口相传,口无遮拦,口口声声说,口口声声deep throat深喉,深喉咙,深喉部,深咽fat mouth胖嘴,肥嘴,胖子的嘴,胖子嘴fork tongue叉舌,叉叉舌,叉口舌,叉叉舌头notifier通知者,通知器,通知员,通知书ratfink鼠尾草,鼠妇,鼠疫,鼠尾纹stool pigeon凳子鸽子,凳子上的鸽子,凳子鸽

Examples

  • The person said the data was “deeply disconcerting” and a “canary in the coal mine” for scientists who had seen the data.

  • For canaries, just seeing their feathered friends get sick may be enough to preemptively rev up their immune systems.

  • The breakthrough cases resulting in hospitalization or death will, she says, serve as a canary in the coal mine for when vaccine protection might be waning for whatever reason.

  • He’s now a canary to test whether humans might safely cohabitate with the silent invaders.

  • The building is bright yellow, and nearly everything inside is some shade of goldenrod or canary or banana.

  • “This is not a judgment of guilt, nor is it a suspension of any other canonical penalty,” Canary wrote.

  • The aforementioned stories may very well be legitimate, but let's consider them a sort of canary in the coal mine.

  • As has often been the case with issues of LGBT equality, this vote is the canary in the coalmine.

  • It's like she is in Fashion Jail and only allowed to wear frumpy dated Sloane florals and old lady canary yellow.

  • Since retail can be the canary in the coal mine for the broader economy, there's real reason to be anxious.

  • On the 7th of August we neared the Canary Isles, but unfortunately, on account of the thick fog, we could not see them.

  • Their present canary was quite the most delightful little creature they had ever possessed.

  • The Canary Islands boast of two bishoprics, both of which are now vacant, yet have not one newspaper.

  • Neither the pine-apple nor water-melon grow in Teneriffe, but abundance of the latter are brought from Grand Canary.

  • She is like a canary bird; when others begin to speak, she hurries in her remarks, in an accompaniment.