| 单词 | tin |
| 释义 | tin —tin /tɪn/ noun (CONTAINER) B1 [C] UK (UK AND US ALSO can) a closed metal container in which food is sold: » a tin of beans» piles of soup tinsThesaurus+: ↑Preserving and storing foodB1 [C] UK (US can) the contents of a tin, or the amount of something a tin contains: » The children ate two tins of beans.» We used four tins of paint when we painted the ceiling.Thesaurus+: ↑Measurements of volume , ↑General words for size and amount , ↑Informal measurements of volumeB2 [C] UK (US cookie jar) a metal container with a lid used for keeping cakes or biscuits: » a biscuit tinThesaurus+: ↑Preserving and storing foodB2 [C] UK (US can) a cylindrical metal container with a lid used for keeping liquid substances such as paint: » a tin of paintThesaurus+: ↑Containers for liquids and gasesF0 [C] UK (US pan) a metal container without a lid used for cooking food in the oven: » Put both cake tins in the oven for half an hour.Thesaurus+: ↑Pots and pansF0 [C] AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH a closed metal container in which beer is sold: » a tin of beer→ COMPARE CAN(Cf. ↑can) noun (CONTAINER)noun [U] (METAL) ► C2 (SYMBOL Sn) a chemical element that is a silver-coloured metal, often combined with other metals or used to cover and protect other metalsThesaurus+: ↑Metals and metalworking , ↑Chemical elementsThesaurus+: ↑Chemical elements• • • Extra Examples:» The country's most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds.» Careful with that open tin - it's got a very sharp edge.» In tin mining today, workers excavate tunnels horizontally from a vertical shaft.» I've found a tin of beans. So far so good, but where is the opener?» She put on some overalls and got out a tin of paint. |
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