a caddy for [sth]
for 后接用途或所盛放的物品。
She bought a small caddy for tea.
她买了一个放茶叶的小罐子。
小盒子;小罐;茶叶罐;[计] 光盘盒
a can for storing tea
A small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used to brew tea.
A (usually small) box, chest, or tin with a lid, and often with partitions, used to keep things in.
A small lidded bin for food waste.
A movable tray or other mechanism for holding (sometimes within a piece of equipment or machinery), securing, and transporting a removable component.
A lightweight wheeled cart; specifically, one attached to a bicycle as a conveyance for a child, or pulled by hand and used to transport groceries away from a shop.
She kept her loose-leaf tea in a beautiful caddy on the shelf.
她把散装茶叶放在架子上一个漂亮的茶叶罐里。
用法提示:caddy 是名词,这里指装茶叶的罐子,作介词 in 的宾语。
Please hand me the caddy so I can refill the teapot with fresh leaves.
请把茶叶罐递给我,我好往茶壶里加新鲜茶叶。
用法提示:caddy 作动词 hand 的宾语,表示盛放茶叶的罐子。
The antique silver caddy was her grandmother's favorite kitchen item.
那个古董银茶叶罐是她祖母最喜欢的厨房用品。
用法提示:caddy 作主语,由 antique silver 修饰,明确指茶叶罐。
for 后接用途或所盛放的物品。
She bought a small caddy for tea.
她买了一个放茶叶的小罐子。
of 后接罐内所装的东西。
He opened a caddy of tea and took out a spoonful.
他打开一个茶叶罐,舀出一勺。
强调把物品存放在小罐中的动作;caddy 常与 airtight、tea 等词搭配。
You should store the tea leaves in an airtight caddy.
你应该把茶叶存放在密封罐里。
与 caddy 几乎同义,可互换;caddy 偏传统,canister 更现代通用。
强调金属材质;若容器不是金属(如陶瓷、木质),不宜用 tin。
强调盒子形状,密封性弱于 caddy;若需防潮并配密封盖,选 caddy 更贴切。
强调广口或玻璃/陶材质;若指小型带盖铁罐,jar 不如 caddy 常用。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are three caddys on the shelf.
正确表达There are three caddies on the shelf.
caddy 以辅音字母加 y 结尾,复数要把 y 改为 i 再加 es,所以是 caddies,不能直接加 s。
grammar · medium
易错句子She stored the tea leaves in a caddy tea.
正确表达She stored the tea leaves in a tea caddy.
英语中用名词作定语时,修饰语放在中心词之前:tea caddy 表示“装茶叶的罐子”。受汉语“茶叶罐”语序影响而说成 caddy tea 是不自然的。
caddie 和 caddy 读音完全相同,但 caddy 作名词指茶叶罐等小容器,caddie 指高尔夫球场上帮球员背球杆的人,两者不能互换。
catty 与 caddy 形近音近,但 catty 是重量单位,常与数词连用(如 two catties);caddy 是盛茶叶的容器名词,词性和语义都不同。
装茶叶的罐子
She bought a beautiful tea caddy from the antique shop.
她从古董店买了一个漂亮的茶叶罐。
茶叶罐专用小勺
Use the caddy spoon to measure the loose leaves.
用茶叶罐专用小勺来量取散装茶叶。
茶叶罐盖
Make sure the caddy lid is tight to keep the tea fresh.
确保茶叶罐盖盖紧,以保持茶叶新鲜。
茶叶罐(caddy)用于储存茶叶,茶是直接相关的主题词。
caddy 的用途就是存放茶叶,茶叶是其核心语义关联词。
泡茶时常用的器具,与茶叶罐同属茶具场景。
烧水泡茶所需,与茶叶罐共同构成日常饮茶流程。
泡茶时用于浸泡茶叶的工具,与茶叶罐同属茶道相关物品。
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