这些志愿者被当作'金丝雀'(探路者)派往灾区评估情况。
The volunteers were sent as canaries to assess the situation in the disaster area.
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canaries英 /kəˈneəriːz/|美 /kəˈnɛriz/
解释
canary 本义指"金丝雀",历史上矿工会带着金丝雀下井,因为金丝雀对有毒气体非常敏感,可以作为危险的预警信号。因此 canary 在这里比喻为"探路者"或"预警者",指被派去先行评估危险情况的人。
The volunteers were sent as canaries to assess the situation in the disaster area.
canary 本义指"金丝雀",历史上矿工会带着金丝雀下井,因为金丝雀对有毒气体非常敏感,可以作为危险的预警信号。因此 canary 在这里比喻为"探路者"或"预警者",指被派去先行评估危险情况的人。