canned

IPA/kænd/
KK[kˈænd]IPA/kænd/

canned — adjective

  • cannedpositive
  • cannedercomparative
  • cannedestsuperlative

1. cooked or processed and then sealed inside a metal container so that it stays fr

1.形容詞B1
釋義

cooked or processed and then sealed inside a metal container so that it stays fresh for a long time — used mainly for food such as vegetables, soups, fruit, and beans.

例句

Naoko used canned tuna for her cat's dinner because fresh fish was too expensive.

collocation: canned tuna

The pantry was stocked with canned vegetables and soups for the winter.

collocation: canned vegetables / canned soups

同義詞
  • tinned

    British equivalent; identical meaning

  • preserved

    broader meaning that includes pickling, smoking, and drying methods

  • jarred

    specifically preserved in glass jars rather than metal cans

反義詞
  • fresh

    not preserved; recently harvested or made

  • frozen

    preserved by freezing rather than canning

文法句型

canned + noun

be + canned

用法筆記

The opposite of canned is fresh (for food). In British English, tinned is more common than canned.

常見錯誤

❌I prefer canned vegetables because they taste fresher than fresh ones.
✅I prefer canned vegetables because they last longer than fresh ones.
💡Canned and fresh are opposites; canned food is preserved, not fresh.

2. recorded ahead of time rather than produced live at the moment — used for sounds

2.形容詞B2
釋義

recorded ahead of time rather than produced live at the moment — used for sounds, music, laughter, or applause added to a television or radio programme; often carries a negative feeling of being artificial or lacking spontaneity.

例句

The sitcom relied on canned laughter after almost every line of dialogue.

collocation: canned laughter

Ari preferred live music to canned recordings at the wedding reception.

contrast: live vs canned

同義詞
  • pre-recorded

    neutral term without the negative tone of canned

  • pre-packaged

    emphasises the lack of spontaneity

  • recorded

    broader; canned adds the nuance of artificiality

反義詞
  • live

    produced in real time, not pre-recorded

  • spontaneous

    natural and unplanned, the opposite of pre-packaged

文法句型

canned + noun

用法筆記

This sense is almost always used attributively (before a noun). It carries a mildly critical or dismissive tone when describing audio that is meant to seem live but is actually pre-recorded.

常見錯誤

❌The audience laughed naturally, but the network added canned cheering on top.
✅The audience laughed naturally, but the network added recorded cheering on top.
💡Canned is best reserved for pre-recorded audio that replaces or simulates live sound, not for additional audio.