can
- IPA[kan]
美式
- a cylindrical metal container；a small steel or aluminum container in which food or drink is hermetically sealed for storage over long periods
- preserve (food) in a can；dismiss (someone) from their job
verb: can, 3rd person present: cans, gerund or present participle: canning, past tense: canned, past participle: canned
noun: can, plural noun: cans
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a cylindrical metal container a garbage can a can of paint
- ▪ a small steel or aluminum container in which food or drink is hermetically sealed for storage over long periods soup cans
- ▪ the quantity of food or drink held by a can he drank two cans of beer
- 2. North American informal prison our friends will get a year or two in the can
- 3. North American informal the toilet she walks in and has to use the can
- 4. North American vulgar slang a woman's breasts.
動詞
- 1. preserve (food) in a can sardines and anchovies are worth the extra money if canned in olive oil
- 2. North American informal dismiss (someone) from their job he was canned because of a fight over promotion
- ▪ reject (something) as inadequate the editorial team was so disappointed that they canned the project
