单词 | tin |
释义 | tin (tɪn ) Word forms: tins 1. uncountable noun Tin is a soft silvery-white metal. ...a factory that turns scrap metal into tin cans. ...a tin-roofed hut. 2. countable noun B1 A tin is a metal container which is filled with food and sealed in order to preserve the food for long periods of time. [mainly British] She popped out to buy a tin of soup. [+ of] A tin of food is the amount of food contained in a tin. [mainly British] He had survived by eating a small tin of fruit every day. [+ of] 3. countable noun B2 A tin is a metal container with a lid in which things such as biscuits, cakes, or tobacco can be kept. Store the cookies in an airtight tin. He reached for a tin of tobacco on the shelf behind him. A tin of something is the amount contained in a tin. They emptied out the remains of the tin of paint and smeared it on the inside of the van. [+ of] 4. countable noun B2 A baking tin is a metal container used for baking things such as cakes and bread in an oven. [British] Pour the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 45 minutes. ...a 2 lb loaf tin. Image of tin © windu, Shutterstock Idioms: behave like a little tin god or behave like a tin god to behave as if you are much more important and powerful than you really are He accused the officials of behaving like tin gods. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have a tin ear for something to be unable to appreciate or understand music or something else that you can hear For a playwright specializing in characters who use the vernacular, he has a tin ear for dialogue. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: bread tin Once you have finished the turkey, line a nonstick bread tin with buttered foil and pack with the excess stuffing. Times, Sunday Times Fold it over itself once or twice, work into a loaf shape and place in a 1kg bread tin. Times, Sunday Times Melt the butter in a saucepan and use a little to grease a 10cm x 20cm x 5cm deep baking tray (a bread tin or rectangular cake tin works well). The Sun They have baked it in a bread tin but placed some mini croissants on top to give it croissant-style layers. The Sun Lightly grease the 4 bread tins with butter and dust them with flour. Times, Sunday Times Line the tin with the filo pastry, making sure to brush each layer with melted butter. The Sun Roll the pastry as thinly as possible to line the tin. Times, Sunday Times Roll the pastry out and line the tin, leaving pastry hanging over the edge for trimming later. The Sun Mist a sheet of filo pastry with more cooking spray and line the tin with it. The Sun Line the tin with a sheet of filo (cut to fit if too big), brush with butter and repeat until you have three layers. Times, Sunday Times A hard hat hangs from a sign next to a low table strewn with recently abandoned food in shiny metal tins. Times, Sunday Times No longer can a plate of food be judged, as often there are no plates, just miniature picnic tables, giant eggs and food served in metal tins or fishing creels. Times, Sunday Times Originally, it was sold in metal tins and ground to order. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because the biscuits were vulnerable to breakage on the coach journey, he started putting them in metal tins. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Narrow metal tins are hammered into the section in a series to collect the complete profile for study. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Open any tin of beans, or soup, or fruit, and the contents never come up to the brim. The Sun Milk, eggs, bread, a tin of beans, oh... and a driving licence. Times, Sunday Times Buddy, can you spare a tin of beans? Times, Sunday Times It's not the same as selling a tin of beans. Times, Sunday Times Hold a 2lb-3lb (around 1kg) dumbbell or a tin of beans in each hand. Times, Sunday Times This piglet, weighing the same as a tin of soup, could be among the smallest of its kind in the world. Times, Sunday Times A tin of soup would fill her to the brim. The Sun A tin of soup washes ashore. Times, Sunday Times The only food was a tin of soup in the cupboard and a packet of fish in the freezer. Times, Sunday Times I'll have a tin of soup with three slices of bread. The Sun Down a 'spooky corridor' we come to a case of 20th-century tin toy animals, there because, randomly, they might enjoy life on a treasure island. Times, Sunday Times In the 1960s cheaper plastic and new government safety regulations ended the reign of tin toys. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tin toys were larger scale - in the neighborhood of 1:24 to 1:18. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Likewise, so-called tin toys are usually made of steel, and may have a coating of tin to inhibit rust. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Changing tastes, lower-priced competition from other countries, and increasingly aggressive toy safety regulations all led to a massive downturn in the demand for tin toys. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Last night special attention was paid to a pan of tinned soup. Times, Sunday Times (2011) So it was cold tinned soup with vodka in. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There are no preservatives in tinned soup. The Sun (2016) Have tinned tuna in the house so if you get hungry, you can drain it and have it with a tiny bit of low-fat mayo. The Sun (2008) Place tuna fillet or tinned tuna on top, season and garnish with anchovy fillet and lemon wedges. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We might make him a pasta with tomato sauce; then add tinned tuna. Times, Sunday Times (2014) So she mixed it up with tinned tuna and left it by the hedge. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The tinned tuna and baked beans are top drawer. The Sun (2016) The jury was told that her missing tobacco tin had been taken by her landlord's ex-girlfriend when she moved out. Times, Sunday Times This amazing contraption was constructed with recycled household items, including a bicycle pump and tobacco tin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When the rope was pulled up, a handkerchief wrapped around a tobacco tin was attached to it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After they had drifted for four days they sighted a submarine and used the reflective surface of a tobacco tin as a heliograph to attract her attention. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He famously improvised the instrument with the help of rubber matting from his lab floor and old tobacco tins. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 锡, 罐头 Japanese: 錫, 缶 |
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