tin-plate
/ˈtin-ˈplāt How to pronounce tinplate (audio)/ (ame, mw)
tin-plate — noun
1. a metal made by covering a thin layer of iron or steel with a coating of pure ti
a metal made by covering a thin layer of iron or steel with a coating of pure tin so that it does not rust easily — used mainly for food cans, kitchen pots, and metal containers.
The factory used rolls of tin‑plate to make thousands of food cans each day.
compound modifier: rolls of tin‑plate
Quan bought an old tin‑plate lunchbox at the market to store his snacks.
Hugo covered the chicken coop roof with tin‑plate to keep out the rain.
Asher fixed a dent in the kettle with a small piece of tin‑plate.
Lan polished the tin‑plate surface of the cookie tin until it shone brightly.
- tinplate
one-word spelling, same meaning
- tinned steel
more common in British English, slightly informal
- tin
shortened form, can also refer to the pure metal tin, so less precise
文法句型
tin‑plate + noun (compound modifier)
sheet / roll / piece of tin‑plate
用法筆記
Frequently used as a compound modifier before a noun (tin‑plate can, tin‑plate sheet). In British English, the material is often called just 'tin' in everyday speech, but 'tin‑plate' is the precise commercial and industrial term.
常見錯誤
tin-plate — verb
- tin-platepresent simple I / you / we / they
- tin-plates3rd person singular
- tin-plating-ing form
- tin-platedpast simple
1. to cover the surface of a metal object, especially iron or steel, with a thin la
to cover the surface of a metal object, especially iron or steel, with a thin layer of tin in order to protect it from rust or damage.
The workers learned how to tin‑plate steel sheets in the factory training course.
tin‑plate + object (steel sheets)
Sven's company bought a new machine that tin‑plates iron before it is shaped into cans.
The old method of tin‑plating copper pots was slow and required great skill.
Darius watched sheets of metal being tin‑plated in a bath of molten tin.
Before factories tin‑plated their kitchenware, iron pots rusted very quickly in damp air.
- tin
shorter form, same meaning but less common as a verb
- coat with tin
more explanatory, used in technical writing
文法句型
tin‑plate + object (metal)
be tin‑plated
用法筆記
Almost always appears in industrial or manufacturing contexts. The passive form ('be tin‑plated') is more frequent than the active, especially when describing production steps.