| 单词 | can |
| 释义 | Word Frequency can 1(kæn, unstressed kən) verbWord forms: past tense could (takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive) (intransitive) ▶ USAGE See note at may11. used as an auxiliary to indicate ability, skill, or fitness to perform a task I can run a mile in under four minutes 2. used as an auxiliary to indicate permission or the right to something can I have a drink? 3. used as an auxiliary to indicate knowledge of how to do something he can speak three languages fluently 4. used as an auxiliary to indicate possibility, opportunity, or likelihood my trainer says I can win the race if I really work hard Word origin Old English cunnan; related to Old Norse kunna, Old High German kunnan, Latin cognōscere to know, Sanskrit jānāti he knows; see ken, uncouthWord Frequency can 2(kæn) noun 1. a container, esp for liquids, usually of thin sheet metal a petrol can a beer can 2. another name (esp US) for tin (sense 2) 3. Also called: canful the contents of a can or the amount a can will hold 4. a slang word for prison 5. US and Canadian a slang word for toilet (sense 1) 6. US and Canadian slang the buttocks 7. US navy a slang word for destroyer 8. navy slang a depth charge 9. a shallow cylindrical metal container of varying size used for storing and handling film 10. can of worms 11. carry the can 12. in the can 13. kick the can down the road verbWord forms: cans, canning or canned 14. to put (food, etc) into a can or cans; preserve in a can 15. (transitive) US slang to dismiss from a job 16. (transitive) US informal to stop (doing something annoying or making an annoying noise) (esp in the phrase can it!) 17. (transitive) informal to reject or discard Word origin Old English canne; related to Old Norse, Old High German kanna, Irish gann, Swedish kana sledWord Frequency Can.abbreviation for 1. Canada 2. Canadian |
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