| 单词 | in the can |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin (also into) the can P2. colloquial. in (also into) the can: (of a television or cinema recording) recorded on tape, film, etc., and ready to be processed, released, or broadcast (cf. can v.3 1c); (hence in extended use) achieved, completed, secured. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > [adverb] > completed in (also into) the can1929 1929 Aeronautics Sept. 96/2 We wanted a cameraman's opinion as to what scenes were actually ‘in the can’. 1946 ‘C. Brahms’ & ‘S. J. Simon’ Trottie True i. vi. 158 John Bunny..was stirring a bucket of whitewash... When this shot was in the can Trottie..was due to come along..and push him into it. 1968 Observer 17 Nov. (Colour Suppl.) 48/4 Godard got the film into the can on schedule. 1991 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 16 May With its 1-0 away game success in Christchurch already in the can, the Socceroos snared the Trans Tasman series on a 3-1 aggregate. 2008 R. Moore & G. Owen My Word is my Bond (2009) ix. 225 Between getting Live and Let Die in the can and the film's premiere, I'd been in talks about my next film. < as lemmas |
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