can与tin这两个名词均有“罐头、容器”之意。
can : 为美国英语,现在英国也用。
- a can of soup/beans
一罐汤/豆 - a beer/paint can
啤酒罐;漆筒 - an oil can
油罐a watering can
洒水壶
tin : 为英国英语。
- a tin of beans
一听豆子 - Next, add two tins of tomatoes.
然后,加两罐番茄。 - a biscuit/cake/cookie tin
饼干 / 蛋糕 / 曲奇饼盒 - piles of soup tins
一大堆汤罐头盒 - a tin of varnish
一罐清漆 - The bedroom needed three tins of paint (= in order to paint it).
卧室用了三桶涂料。