English Dictionary

canaries in the coal mine

名詞

活用形 複数形

plural of canary in the coal mine

日本語の意味

「canary in the coal mine」（鉱山における初期警告を発する存在）の複数形

The sudden departures of our most outspoken employees were canaries in the coal mine, signaling deeper problems in the company culture.

最も率直な従業員たちの突然の退職は、会社文化に深い問題があることを示す炭鉱のカナリアたちだった。

意味（1）

plural of canary in the coal mine

For example, coral reefs are highly sensitive and vulnerable to hot temperatures, because hot temperatures cause the corals to bleach and eventually die; indeed, Cornell University marine ecologist, Drew Harvell, remarked that In a way, corals are like the canaries in the coal mine for global warming (Ten-Bruggencate, 2003).