tin
[tɪn] noun
METAL 金属
ADVANCED uncountable
■a silvery-coloured metal, often combined with other metals or used to cover and protect other metals 锡
[tɪn] noun
CONTAINER 容器
ADVANCED countable UK (UK AND US ALSO can)
■a closed cylindrical metal container in which food is sold 罐头盒，罐•a tin of beans一罐豆子 •piles of soup tins一大堆汤罐头盒 ADVANCED countable UK (US can)
■the contents of a tin, or the amount of something a tin contains 罐头；盒装之物；桶装之物；听（或盒、桶）所装之量•The children ate two tins of beans.孩子们吃了两罐豆子。 •We used four tins of paint when we painted the ceiling.我们漆天花板用了四桶涂料。 ADVANCED countable UK (US cookie jar)
■a metal container with a lid used for keeping cakes or biscuits （用于储存糕点或饼干的）有盖金属盒•a biscuit tin饼干盒 ADVANCED countable UK (US can)
■a cylindrical metal container with a lid used for keeping liquid substances such as paint （用于储藏涂料等液体的）有盖金属桶•a tin of paint一罐油漆 ADVANCED countable UK (US pan)
■a metal container without a lid used for cooking food in the oven （无盖的）烤模，烤盘•Put both cake tins in the oven for half an hour.把两个蛋糕烤模都放在烤箱里烤半小时。 |