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词汇 canary
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canary

noun
/kəˈneəri/
/kəˈneri/
(plural canaries)
Idioms
  1. a small yellow bird with a beautiful song, often kept in a cage as a pet金丝雀Topics Birdsc1
    Collocations DictionaryCanary is used before these nouns:
    • yellow
    词源late 16th cent.: from French canari, from Spanish canario ‘canary’ or ‘person from the Canary Islands’.
Idioms
a canary in a/the coal mine
  1. something that gives you an early warning of danger金丝雀:可以给您早期危险警告的东西
    • Among the species at risk is the silvery minnow, the river's equivalent of a canary in a coal mine. 处于危险中的物种包括银色的小鱼,这条河相当于煤矿里的金丝雀。
like the cat that got/ate/swallowed the canary (US English)
(British English like a cat that’s got the cream)
  1. very pleased with yourself扬扬得意;踌躇满志 synonym smug
    • She looked like a cat that’s swallowed the canary. She was almost purring with pleasure.她看起来像一只吞下金丝雀的猫。她高兴得几乎发出咕噜声。
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