I then said I had never known the Services reduced to such a parlous condition. This fairly put the cat among the canaries. 接着我说,我从来就不知道英国三军的力量削弱到如此危险的程度,我这话引起了轩然大波。
The canary is a small yellow songbird. 金丝雀是一种黄色的会唱歌的小鸟。
canaries
[ noun ] a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces <noun.location>
Canary \Ca*na"ry\, n.; pl. {Canaries}. 1. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. ``A cup of canary.'' --Shak.
2. A canary bird.
3. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
4. A quick and lively dance. [Obs.]
Make you dance canary With sprightly fire and motion. --Shak.
The picturesque moments, including the Butterfly Dance, the Chair Dance, and the Canaries, are drawn with skill and delight.
Cape Verde, Morocco, Portugal and Spain turned away the Khark 5, which made an arc Saturday around the Canaries before heading south across open seas.
By mid-day, craggy islands were growing on the horizon ahead. The Ogasawara group consists of about 30 islands located from 900km to 1,200km south-south-east of Tokyo in the same latitude as Florida and the Canaries.
There is a resident group of pilot whales around the Canaries together with various dolphin species.
Although most of the administrative offices and functions are now in Las Palmas, Tenerife has managed to cling to the Canaries' only university.