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canaryn.
1.sweet wine from the Canary Islands,Spain; withan allusion to the quick lively dance of that name西班牙加纳利群岛所出的一种甜酒；有时兼指起源于该地的一种轻快舞蹈。
△Wiv.3.2.92(88):“and drink canary withhim.”还要和他喝甜酒。
△Tw.1.3.87(80):“O knight,thou lack’st a cup of canary.” i. e. to make you happier. 啊，爵士，你需要喝杯甜酒（愉快一下）。
2. a quick and lively Spanish dance; state of excite-ment from the lively dance加纳利舞（一种节奏欢快的西班牙舞）；由欢快舞蹈所引起的激动兴奋状态。
3. Quickly’s corruption,meaning “quandary”，i.e.difficulty,perplexity,predicament桂嫂的误用为“窘境”，指：困难，困惑，苦境。
△Wiv.2.2.63 (60): “You havebrought her into such a canaries as ’tis wonderful.”你已经把她弄得神魂颠倒了，也真够奇怪的。
△Wiv.2.2.64(61): “The best courtier of them all (when the courtlay at Windsor) could never have brought her to sucha canary；”国王驻在温莎的时候，朝廷里最大的官儿也从来没有使她这样神魂颠倒。
canaryvi. dance in a very lively manner (from thename of a lively Spanish dance) 用轻快的步子跳舞。
△L.L.L.3.1.13(12): “canary to it with your feet，”用你的两脚随声信步起舞。 canary加那利雀(Serinus canaria)雀形目金翅科(Fringillidae)鸟类。原产加那利群岛、马德拉群岛等地。羽色艳丽。鸣叫时间长而不间断。常笼养。野生种类背面有条纹。以水果、昆虫和种子为食。 canary[kəˈnɛəri]n. 金丝雀舞，（职业）女歌手，轻歌曼舞，鲜黄色
‖ canary yellow 淡黄色 |