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canning
罐頭製造
canning
用外殼密封
Can v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canned p. pr. & vb. n. Canning.] To preserve by putting in sealed cans [U. S.] “Canned meats”
Canned goods, a general name for fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish, preserved in hermetically sealed cans.
can
n 1: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint
etc. [syn: tin, tin can]
2: the quantity contained in a can [syn: canful]
3: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: can buoy]
4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he
deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit
on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates,
arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, fundament, hindquarters,
hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear
end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie,
tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
5: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: toilet,
commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne]
6: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: toilet, lavatory,
lav, john, privy, bathroom]
v 1: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
[syn: tin, put up]
2: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary
today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn:
fire, give notice, dismiss, give the axe, send
away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate]
[ant: hire]
[also: canning, canned]