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canned

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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。)

同义词:preserved, tinned, pre-recorded, packaged

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。)

同义词:preserve, jar, fire, dismiss

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。)