tin
US: /ˈtɪn/
UK: /tˈɪn/
UK: /tˈɪn/
English Vietnamese dictionary
tin /tin/
- danh từ
- thiếc
- sắt tây; giấy thiếc
- hộp thiếc, hộp sắt tây
- a tin of sardine: hộp cá trích
- (từ lóng) tiền
- ngoại động từ
- tráng thiếc
- đóng hộp
- tinned food: đồ hộp
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U] (Symbol Sn) a chemical element. Tin is a soft silver-white metal that is often mixed with other metals or used to cover them to prevent them from RUSTING: a tin mine + a tin box
2 [C] (also tin can) (both BrE) (also can AmE, BrE) ~ (of sth) a metal container in which food and drink is sold; the contents of one of these containers: a tin of beans / soup + Next, add two tins of tomatoes.
3 [C] (BrE) (also can AmE, BrE) ~ (of sth) a metal container with circular ends, straight sides and a lid in which paint, glue, etc. is sold and stored; the contents of one of these containers: a tin of varnish + The bedroom needed three tins of paint (= in order to paint it).
4 [C] a metal container with a lid used for keeping food in: a biscuit / cake / cookie tin
5 [C] (BrE) (AmE pan) a metal container used for cooking food in: a roasting / cake tin
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
biscuit | airtight, sealed
TIN + NOUN
opener
(also
tin-opener
)
PREP.
in a/the ~
Store the seeds in an airtight tin.
| ~ of
a tin of tomatoes
Concise English dictionary
tinned|tinning|tinstɪn
noun
+a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
+metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
+airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
verb
+plate with tin
+preserve in a can or tin
+prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
