tin

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Food, Utensils, Elementstintin1 /tɪn/ noun 1 [uncountable]HCM a soft silver-white metal that is often used to cover and protect iron and steel. It is a chemical element: symbol Sn an old tin bath2 Image of tin

[countable] British English (also tin can)DF a small metal container in which food or drink is sold SYN can American English a sardine tintin of a tin of baked beans3 [countable]DF a metal container with a lid in which food can be stored a biscuit tin 4 [countable] British EnglishDFU a metal container in which food is cooked SYN pan American English a 7-inch cake tin a roasting tin5 [countable] British English a metal container with a lid, in which paint, glue etc is soldtin of a tin of brown paintExamples from the Corpustin• All I wanted was a tin of paint.• a tin of Christmas cookies• The alluvial tin, from the Malayan river gravels, is almost exhausted.• a muffin tin• I am a Woodman, and made of tin.• Less than half an hour later she cleaned the brush in white spirit and pressed the lid of the tin noiselessly down.• A machine separates the tin from paper and plastic in the trash.• They carry with them covered dishes, salad bowls, and platters covered with tin foil.Related topics: Elementstintin2 adjective HCMmade of tin a tin roof a tin mugExamples from the Corpustin• He says when they started they had to improvise and some of the lights on the stage were just tin boxes.• a tin cupOrigin tin1 Old English

单词	tin
释义	tin From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Food, Utensils, Elementstintin1 /tɪn/ ●●○ noun 1 [uncountable]HCM a soft silver-white metal that is often used to cover and protect iron and steel. It is a chemical element: symbol Sn an old tin bath2[countable] British English (also tin can)DF a small metal container in which food or drink is sold SYN can American English a sardine tintin of a tin of baked beans3 [countable]DF a metal container with a lid in which food can be stored a biscuit tin 4 [countable] British EnglishDFU a metal container in which food is cooked SYN pan American English a 7-inch cake tin a roasting tin5 [countable] British English a metal container with a lid, in which paint, glue etc is soldtin of a tin of brown paintExamples from the Corpustin• All I wanted was a tin of paint.• a tin of Christmas cookies• The alluvial tin, from the Malayan river gravels, is almost exhausted.• a muffin tin• I am a Woodman, and made of tin.• Less than half an hour later she cleaned the brush in white spirit and pressed the lid of the tin noiselessly down.• A machine separates the tin from paper and plastic in the trash.• They carry with them covered dishes, salad bowls, and platters covered with tin foil.Related topics: Elementstintin2 adjective HCMmade of tin a tin roof a tin mugExamples from the Corpustin• He says when they started they had to improvise and some of the lights on the stage were just tin boxes.• a tin cupOrigin tin1 Old English
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