tin
tin
noun
have a tin ear
noun
- [mass noun]a silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 50(Symbol: Sn)
（化学元素）锡（(符号：Sn）)
■short for tinplate
tinplate的简称
■(Brit. informal, dated)money
(英，非正式，旧)钱 - a metal container, in particular
金属容器，尤指
■(chiefly Brit.)an airtight sealed container for preserving food, made of tinplate or aluminium; a can
(主英) （马口铁或铝制的食物）密封罐；罐，听
she had opened a tin of beans.
她开了一罐豆子。
■a lidded airtight container made of tinplate or aluminium
加盖（马口铁或铝制）密封罐
Albert got out the biscuit tin.
艾伯特取出了装饼干的罐子。
■the contents of such a container
罐头；罐装物
how many tins of paint would it take?.
需要几罐漆？。
■an open metal container for baking food
烤模
grease a 450 g loaf tin.
在一个450克长条面包烤模上涂油。
■(Brit.)a rectangular loaf of bread baked in such a tin
(英)长方形面包
- [with obj.]cover with a thin layer of tin
在…上镀锡（或包锡）
the copper pans are correctly tinned inside.
铜盘内部镀锡合乎标准。
- Tin is quite a rare element, occurring chiefly in the mineral cassiterite. Pure crystalline tin exists in two allotropic modifications, the metallic form (white tin), and a semimetallic form (grey tin). It is used in various alloys, notably bronze, and for electroplating iron or steel sheets to make tinplate
have a tin ear
- be tone-deaf
不能（或不善于）辨别音高的，不解音律的
- another way of saying put the lid on (see lid)
同 put the lid on （见 lid）
- Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tin and German Zinn
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