canary
canary — 名詞
- canarysingular
- canariesplural
1. a brightly coloured bird from the finch family, commonly kept indoors in a cage
金絲雀
一種黃色小鳥，常被當作寵物飼養
a brightly coloured bird from the finch family, commonly kept indoors in a cage and valued for its musical song
The Watanabe family keeps a canary in a cage by the kitchen window.
渡邊家把一隻金絲雀養在廚房窗邊的籠子裡。
countable noun with 'a/an'
My grandfather taught his canary to sing along with the radio every morning.
我爺爺教他的金絲雀每天早上跟著收音機唱歌。
Canaries are popular pets because of their bright feathers and cheerful songs.
金絲雀因為羽毛鮮豔、歌聲悅耳，是很受歡迎的寵物。
plural form for general reference
A small yellow canary perched on the edge of its cage and began to sing.
一隻黃色的小金絲雀停在籠子邊緣，開始唱起歌來。
The children saved their pocket money to buy a canary from the pet shop.
孩子們省下零用錢，去寵物店買了一隻金絲雀。
- keep a canary
- sing like a canary
- canary cage
- pet canary
- canary breeder
用法筆記
The bird's original habitat is the Canary Islands, but today most pet canaries are bred in captivity. The colour most people associate with canaries (bright yellow) is actually a domestic mutation — wild canaries are usually greenish-brown.
常見錯誤
2. a shade of bright, warm yellow, similar to the colour of a domestic canary bird'
鮮黃色
像金絲雀羽毛的亮黃色
a shade of bright, warm yellow, similar to the colour of a domestic canary bird's feathers
Priya painted her kitchen walls a cheerful shade of canary.
Priya 把廚房牆壁漆成明亮的鮮黃色。
uncountable use as a colour name
The bride's bouquet featured roses in soft pink and canary yellow.
新娘的花束裡有粉紅色和鮮黃色的玫瑰。
compound colour: canary yellow
His new running shoes were a loud canary that everyone on the track noticed.
他的新跑鞋是很搶眼的鮮黃色，跑道上的每個人都注意到了。
The sunset faded from deep orange into a pale canary near the horizon.
夕陽從深橘色逐漸轉為地平線附近的淡鮮黃色。
The artist mixed white with yellow to create a soft canary for the background.
畫家把白色和黃色混合，調出一種柔和的鮮黃色來畫背景。
- canary yellow
- pale canary
- bright canary
- shade of canary
文法句型
used as a colour name
用法筆記
When used as a colour name, 'canary' is normally an uncountable noun ('a shade of canary'), but it can be used with a determiner in informal contexts ('a loud canary'). It also appears in the compound adjective 'canary yellow'.
常見錯誤
a person, thing, or situation that serves as an early warning of danger or problems that are about to affect a larger group
煤礦裡的金絲雀 — 預示危險的早期信號
The sudden drop in the river's fish population was a canary in a coal mine for the region's water quality.
Rising costs in the housing market are often a canary in a coal mine for the broader economy.
When a few small banks began to fail, experts saw it as a canary in a coal mine for the whole financial system.
An early sign that warns people about a possible danger or problem.
預警信號
The sudden drop in sales was a canary in the coal mine for the company.
Environmentalists see the dying coral reefs as a canary in a coal mine.
Looking very satisfied or proud because of something you have done or achieved.
得意洋洋
After winning the award, she smiled like the cat that ate the canary.
He had that look like the cat that swallowed the canary after fixing the problem.
canary — 形容詞
- canarypositive
- more canarycomparative
- most canarysuperlative
1. having a bright yellow colour, like the feathers of a domestic canary bird
鮮黃的
像金絲雀羽毛般明亮的黃色
having a bright yellow colour, like the feathers of a domestic canary bird
A canary raincoat hung on the hook near the front door.
一件鮮黃色的雨衣掛在前門旁的掛鉤上。
attributive use before a noun
The rescue workers wore canary helmets so that drivers could see them easily.
救援人員戴上鮮黃色的頭盔，好讓駕駛人清楚看見他們。
Leila chose a canary scarf to brighten up her plain grey coat.
Leila 選了一條鮮黃色的圍巾，讓樸素的灰色外套亮起來。
A canary school bus waited at the corner of Elm Street every morning.
每天早上都有一輛鮮黃色的校車停在 Elm 街轉角。
common attributive use: canary + noun
The taxi stand was easy to find because of the canary sign above it.
那個計程車招呼站因為上方鮮黃色的招牌而很好找。
- canary dress
- canary jacket
- canary paint
- canary fabric
- bright yellow
the most common descriptive equivalent; less specific than 'canary'
- yellow
the basic colour term; less vivid than canary
- golden
a warmer, deeper yellow than canary
用法筆記
This adjective is used only before a noun (attributive position). It is not used after linking verbs like 'is' or 'looks' — for that use, say 'canary yellow' or 'bright yellow' instead.
常見錯誤
同根字
- canary yellow名詞B1
- canary-coloured形容詞C1
常見搭配
常用片語
- canary in a coal mine
- sing like a canary
- canary yellow