Canaries Meaning in English

word · lemma: canary

US

kəˈnɛɹiz

kuh-NAIR-eez

UK

kənˈeəɹiz

kuh-NAIR-iz

释义

Canaries are small, yellow (or sometimes other colors), songbirds often kept as pets for their pleasant singing.

用法与细微差别

'Canaries' is the plural of 'canary.' They are famous for their singing. Also, 'canary' is used metaphorically in English ('canary in a coal mine' means an early warning sign). Most often refers to pet birds, not wild ones.

• Spanish: canarios
• Portuguese (BR): canários
• Portuguese (PT): canários
• Chinese (Simplified): 金丝雀
• Chinese (Traditional): 金絲雀
• Hindi: कैनरी (पक्षी)
• Arabic: طيور الكناري
• Bengali: ক্যানারিজ় (পোষা পাখি) - কোকিল (প্রচলিত অর্থে নয়)
• Russian: канарейки
• Japanese: カナリアたち
• Vietnamese: chim hoàng yến
• Korean: 카나리아들
• Turkish: kanaryalar
• Urdu: کینریز (پالتو پرندے)
• Indonesian: burung kenari

例句

We have two canaries in our living room.

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The canaries are singing happily this morning.

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She feeds the canaries every day.

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Our canaries wake us up with their songs every morning.

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I love listening to the canaries when I’m working.

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Those brightly colored canaries always cheer up the house.

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