
好词典

源自古英语 'canne',意为容器、杯子,可能源自原始日耳曼语。现代意义中的金属罐始于19世纪。
❶ 指金属或塑料制成的容器,通常用于储存液体或食物,如饮料罐、罐头等。
“He collected empty cans for recycling.”
(他收集空罐子用于回收。)
“The supermarket sells canned food in various sizes.”
(超市出售各种尺寸的罐头食品。)
❶ 将食物或饮料装入罐中保存,通常经过密封和加热处理以延长保质期。
“They canned fresh tomatoes from their garden.”
(他们把花园里新鲜的番茄装罐保存。)
“This factory cans thousands of tuna fish every day.”
(这家工厂每天将数千条金枪鱼装罐。)
kicked the can — 俚语,表示推迟处理问题或拖延做决定,常用来形容政府或组织的行为。
“The government keeps kicking the can down the road instead of solving the budget crisis.”
(政府不断拖延时间而不解决预算危机。)
can of worms — 比喻复杂或棘手的问题,一旦开始处理就会引发更多麻烦的情况。
“Investigating that old case would open a whole can of worms.”
(调查那个旧案子会引发一大堆麻烦。)