
tins
词源
源自古英语'tinn',可能借自凯尔特语,指锡这种金属。作为容器意义的用法始于19世纪工业化罐头食品生产时期。
noun
❶ 指金属制成的容器,通常用于存放食物或饮料,如罐头。这类容器轻便且能有效保存内容物。
“She bought three tins of soup from the supermarket.”
(她从超市买了三罐汤。)
“The pantry is full of tins of beans and vegetables.”
(食品储藏室里堆满了豆子和蔬菜罐头。)
❶ 指锡这种金属材料,常用于制作容器或作为其他金属的镀层。
“The old box was made of tins and wood.”
(那个旧盒子是用锡和木头制成的。)
“Tins is often used to coat other metals to prevent rust.”
(锡常被用来镀在其他金属表面以防锈。)
verb
❶ 将食物装入罐头中保存,通常经过加热杀菌处理以延长保质期。
“They tins fresh tomatoes every summer.”
(他们每年夏天都会把新鲜番茄装罐保存。)
“The factory tins thousands of fish daily.”
(这家工厂每天将数千条鱼制成罐头。)
常见短语
tins of paint — 指装油漆的金属罐,常用于家居装修或艺术创作时存放液体涂料。
“The artist had dozens of tins of paint in his studio.”
(那位艺术家的工作室里放着几十罐油漆。)
tins town — 俚语,指用简易材料(如铁皮)搭建的贫民区房屋,强调建筑的临时性和简陋。
“The refugees built a tins town on the outskirts of the city.”
(难民们在城市外围搭建了一个铁皮屋聚居区。)