
canned
词源
源自can(罐子)的过去分词形式,最早记录于19世纪中期,最初指将食物装入金属罐保存的方法。
adjective
❶ 指食物被装入罐中保存的,通常经过加工处理以便长期储存,如罐头食品。
“She bought some canned tomatoes for the pasta sauce.”
(她买了一些罐装番茄来做意面酱。)
“Canned soup is convenient when you don't have time to cook.”
(没时间做饭时,罐装汤很方便。)
❶ 指预先录制好的音乐、笑声等,通常用于电视节目或广播中,不是现场表演或即兴的。
“The sitcom used canned laughter to make jokes seem funnier.”
(这部情景喜剧用了预先录制的笑声让笑话显得更好笑。)
“The radio show played canned music during the break.”
(广播节目在休息时间播放了预先录制的音乐。)
verb
❶ 将食物装入罐中密封保存,通常通过加热杀菌延长保质期。
“She canned fresh peaches from her garden.”
(她把花园里新鲜的桃子做成了罐头。)
“They canned enough vegetables to last through winter.”
(他们做了足够多的蔬菜罐头来过冬。)
❶ 解雇某人,非正式用法,通常用于工作场合。
“The boss canned him for being late too often.”
(老板因为他经常迟到而解雇了他。)
“Half the staff got canned after the company merger.”
(公司合并后一半员工被解雇了。)
常见短语
canned response — 预先准备好的标准回答,通常缺乏个性或针对性,常见于客服或公关场景。
“The customer service rep gave me a canned response instead of solving my problem.”
(客服代表给了我一个标准回复,而不是解决我的问题。)
canned goods — 泛指各种罐装食品,包括蔬菜、水果、肉类等经过加工密封保存的食品。
“We stocked up on canned goods before the hurricane hit.”
(在飓风来临前我们囤积了大量罐装食品。)