can
US /kæn/
Definition
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Employees can book the meeting room through the online calendar.
Word Family
NounNoun
can gốc
cannery
VerbVerb
can gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Collocations
- Easy can of cold soda drinkto can of cold soda drink, meaning to preserve in a can or tin
- Medium open a tin can of soupto make available or start operations regarding a tin can of soup
- Hard kick the problem can down the roadto kick the problem can down the road, meaning to drive or propel with the foot
- Very Hard open a whole messy can of wormsto make available or start operations regarding a whole messy can of worms
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