The canary is a small yellow songbird. 金丝雀是一种黄色的会唱歌的小鸟。
The canary was trilling away in its cage. 那只金丝雀在笼中鸣啾。
I coaxed the canary into the cage. 我巧妙地使金丝雀进出笼子。
canary
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someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
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a female singer
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a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
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any of several small Old World finches
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having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
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Canary \Ca*na"ry\, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
{Canary grass}, a grass of the genus {Phalaris} ({Phalaris Canariensis}), producing the seed used as food for canary birds.
{Canary stone} (Min.), a yellow species of carnelian, named from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary bird.
{Canary wood}, the beautiful wood of the trees {Persea Indica} and {Persea Canariensis}, natives of Madeira and the Canary Islands.
{Canary vine}. See {Canary bird flower}, under {Canary bird}.
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.
Canary \Ca*na"ry\, v. i. To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper. [Obs.]
But to jig of a tune at the tongue's end, canary to it with your feet. --Shak.
His uniform yesterday, according to carefully observed fashion notes, was a fetching mixture of scarlet, canary yellow and lime green, with blue and black edgings and lightning flashes.
He described the ex-employee as a "canary." Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has denied the plant was designed to produce chemical weapons and has offered to open it to international inspection.
Lytton Strachey called her a "half-witted canary."
"Grumman sits over that Long Island economy like a 600-pound canary," Scheuer said. "What do we do about the 10,000 employees at risk?