tin /tin/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly…
• (n.) a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
• (v.) plate with tin

Chinese translation

• n. 锡, 马口铁, 罐头
• vt. 在...镀锡于
• a. 锡制的

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/tin/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.03 · Rare

Word forms

tinning, tinned, tins

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