单词 | tin |
释义 | tin (once / 269 pages) nv WORD FAMILY tin: tined, tinned, tinning, tinny, tins+/tinny: tinnier, tinniest, tinnily USAGE EXAMPLESMost worked in diamond or gold mines, followed by tin and copper. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) Crowds of angry teenagers gathered down narrow alleys flanked by low brick and tin homes. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) Until that time, Tin Man will ship beer from Evansville. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1n a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide Syn|Hyper Sn, atomic number 50 metal, metallic element any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. 2n a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking Hyper vessel an object used as a container (especially for liquids) 3n metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour Syn|Hyper canister, cannister container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) 4n airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. Syn|Hypo|Hyper can, tin can beer can a can that holds beer caddy, tea caddya can for storing tea cannikina small can coffee cana can for storing ground coffee milk canlarge can for transporting milk oilcana can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery soda cana can for holding soft drinks container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) 5v preserve in a can or tin tinned foods are not very tasty Syn|Hyper can, put up keep, preserve prevent (food) from rotting 6v plate with tin Hyper plate coat with a layer of metal 7v prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface Hyper plate coat with a layer of metal |
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