[U]锡 chemical element, a soft white metal used in alloys and for coating iron and steel to prevent corrosion
[C]罐头盒 container made of tin plate, especially one in which food is sealed to preserve it
英英释义
Noun:
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
a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
Verb:
plate with tin
preserve in a can or tin;
"tinned foods are not very tasty"
prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
双语例句
1. The tea was sweetened with a hoarded tin of condensed milk.
用贮藏的一罐炼乳为茶添加了甜味。
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2. She accidentally knocked the tea tin off the shelf.
她不小心把架子上的茶叶罐碰了下来。
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3. Pour the mixture into the cake tin and bake for 45 minutes.
把混合物倒进烤模烤制45分钟。
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4. He had survived by eating a small tin of fruit every day.
他靠每天吃一小罐水果活了下来。
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5. He reached for a tin of tobacco on the shelf behind him.
他伸手去够身后架子上的一罐烟叶。
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用作名词 (n.)
We fuse copper and tin to make bronze. 我们把铜和锡熔制成青铜。
They'd mined the hillside for tin. 他们曾在小山坡上开采锡。
I caught her with her fingers in the biscuit tin. 我看见她手指还在饼干盒里呢。
The paint had solidified in the tin. 罐子里的颜料已经乾了。
He placed an order for 250 tin of instant coffee. 他定了250听速溶咖啡。
There is not a tin of dog food in the cupboard. 碗橱里没有一听狗食。
用作形容词 (adj.)
Tin cxxx pots or iron cxxx pots are of no use to me. 锡制的咖啡壶和铁制的咖啡壶对我而言也是没用的。
