canned
canned — 形容詞
- cannedpositive
- cannedercomparative
- cannedestsuperlative
1. cooked or processed and then sealed inside a metal container so that it stays fr
罐裝的
食物密封在金屬罐中保存的
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.
Naoko used canned tuna for her cat's dinner because fresh fish was too expensive.
Naoko 用罐裝鮪魚來做貓的晚餐，因為生鮮魚肉太貴了。
collocation: canned tuna
The pantry was stocked with canned vegetables and soups for the winter.
儲藏室裡堆滿了罐裝蔬菜和湯品，以備冬天之需。
collocation: canned vegetables / canned soups
Canned beans are cheaper than dried ones but contain much more salt.
罐裝豆子比乾豆子便宜，但含鹽量高很多。
Imran prefers canned vegetables for their long shelf life over fresh ones.
Imran 偏好罐裝蔬菜，因為它們的保存期限比新鮮蔬菜長。
After the flood, volunteers handed out canned goods and bottled water to affected families.
洪水過後，志工們將罐頭食品和瓶裝水分發給受災家庭。
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
2. recorded ahead of time rather than produced live at the moment — used for sounds
預錄的
事先錄製好再播放的
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.
The sitcom relied on canned laughter after almost every line of dialogue.
那部情境喜劇幾乎在每句台詞之後都使用了預錄笑聲。
collocation: canned laughter
Ari preferred live music to canned recordings at the wedding reception.
Ari 在婚禮上比較喜歡現場音樂，而不是預先錄好的播放。
contrast: live vs canned
Viewers complained that the canned applause sounded fake and distracting.
觀眾抱怨說預錄的掌聲聽起來很假，而且很擾人。
The radio station plays canned announcements between every three songs.
這家電台每隔三首歌就會播放預先錄製的公告。
Nkechi found the canned cheering in the game show irritating and artificial.
Nkechi 覺得那個益智節目裡的預錄歡呼聲既惱人又不自然。
- 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
- 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.