spray can
spray can — 名詞
1. a metal can that holds paint inside at high pressure and releases it as a thin s
噴漆罐
裝有加壓顏料的小金屬罐
a metal can that holds paint inside at high pressure and releases it as a thin stream through a small nozzle when you push down, often used for home decorating or for making pictures on walls
Takeshi bought three spray cans from the hardware store to paint his wooden garden fence.
Takeshi 從五金行買了三罐噴漆罐來粉刷木頭花園圍籬。
collocation: spray can + of + colour / paint
The street artist used a spray can to create a huge mural on the side of the old library.
那位街頭藝術家用噴漆罐在舊圖書館側面畫了一幅巨大的壁畫。
A spray can of dark green paint sat on the workbench next to a pile of sandpaper.
一罐深綠色噴漆放在工作檯上，旁邊還有一疊砂紙。
Folake shook the spray can for a few seconds before pointing it at the rusty metal chair.
Folake 把噴漆罐搖了幾秒鐘，然後對著那把生鏽的金屬椅子噴。
verb + object: shake a spray can
Nikos carried two spray cans and a roll of masking tape up to the roof terrace.
Nikos 帶著兩罐噴漆和一捲紙膠帶走上屋頂陽台。
- spray can of paint
- spray can + colour name
- shake a spray can
- point a spray can at
- aerosol spray can
- aerosol can
more general term that covers any pressurized dispenser, not just paint
- spray paint can
more explicit — makes clear it contains paint, not another substance
用法筆記
This sense refers specifically to cans that hold paint, not other liquids such as deodorant or cooking oil. Distinguish from the general aerosol sense (sense 2).
常見錯誤
2. a metal or plastic container that uses gas pressure to push a liquid out as a fi
噴霧罐
利用氣壓噴出液體的金屬容器
a metal or plastic container that uses gas pressure to push a liquid out as a fine mist or foam, used for products such as deodorant, hairspray, cleaning fluids, insect repellent, or cooking oil
Heather keeps a spray can of lavender air freshener on her desk at work.
Heather 在辦公室桌上放了一罐薰衣草香味的噴霧罐。
collocation: spray can of [product]
The cleaner sprayed disinfectant from a spray can onto every counter in the waiting room.
清潔人員用噴霧罐把消毒劑噴在候診室的每個檯面上。
Before the hiking trip, Joaquín put a spray can of insect repellent into his backpack.
出發健行前，Joaquín 把一罐防蚊噴霧放進背包裡。
Apinya checked the label on the spray can to see if the deodorant was suitable for sensitive skin.
Apinya 查看噴霧罐上的標籤，確認這款體香噴霧是否適合敏感肌膚。
Faisal reached for a spray can of cooking oil to grease the baking pan before putting it in the oven.
Faisal 伸手拿了一罐噴霧式食用油來塗抹烤盤，然後放進烤箱。
examples of contents: deodorant, insect repellent, cooking oil, cleaning fluid
- spray can of deodorant
- spray can of hairspray
- spray can of insect repellent
- spray can of cooking oil
- spray can of cleaning fluid
- spray can of air freshener
- aerosol
shorter form, common in technical and commercial contexts
- pressurized can
more technical, focuses on the mechanism rather than the spray function
- spray bottle
uses a hand-pump mechanism instead of gas pressure
用法筆記
Frequently used with a noun phrase after 'of' that names the product inside (e.g. 'a spray can of deodorant'). Cannot be used for products that come in pump-action bottles (those are spray bottles, not spray cans).