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your newspaper? HgrTIM#—TfftA§}f 0 Can I take

you home? 6 (informal) used to ask sb

to help you ( if 4c^JUj ) f£: Can you help me with this box? 1ftMWW.&ft7? 0 Can you feed the cat, please? if 1ft ^ — T ft ? 7 used in the negative for saying that you are sure sth is not true ( fflf

) ; That can’t be Mary—she’s in

New York. WK MftM%_a o He can’t

have slept through all that noise. itk71ftf£fti§P#|>ff][&ptt '.h£o 8 used to express doubt or surprise ( PJJ&Jir: What can

they be doing? (Ml ft ^ ft 7 ® ft ^ ^BJs ? o Can he be serious? 0 Where can she have put it?

M jf& 1C ft Mt ®P J L 7 % ? 9 used to say what sb/sth is often like ( If® ) MRJtg:

He can be very tactless sometimes. 0 It

can be quite cold here in winter.

10 used to make suggestions ( StiiltiSC ) 7T \?X : We can eat in a restaurant, if you like. #P H 1ft jg

M, lie 111 «I ti AUtt ffet&o o I can take the car if necessary. iu ^ s& H if, M H ftA o 11 (informal)

used to say that sb must do sth, usually when you are angry ( ftHiftif AftAABl ) MM,

1#: You can shut up or get out! fft &ffc |IJ ^, If A 'M tft A ! o note at modal HTTTTI can’t be doing with sth (informal) used to say that you do not like sth and are unwilling to accept it ( )

ft A $c ^ ^ % : I can’t be doing with people who

complain all the time. A₀

no can 'do {informaf) used to say that you are not able or willing to do sth ; 4F^t; 7JA: Sorry, no can do. I just don’t have the time. 34A32, 7fr ₀ l£$Wi&ft BftMo

Can ² 0-w /kaen/ noun, verb — see also can¹ mnoun 1 {BrE also tin) [C] a metal container in which food and drink is sold ( ^#m^cA44) &MIt: a can of beans sHA 0 a beer/paint can uftMH; lifti — picture o packaging iilaHj In NAmE can is the usual word used for both food and drink. In BrE can is always used for drink, but tin or can can be used for food, paint, can

in A, can -in], M tin ^ can njfflAHpp ,

2 [C] the amount contained in a can — c\fj { ftj jft ) : We drank a can of Coke each. $clfj# A»i7 ‘It pJ P pfft;₀ 3 [C] a metal or plastic container for holding or carrying liquids ( H44

ftfg: an oil can Alt 0 a watering can ii7X® 4 [C] a metal container in which liquids are kept under pressure and let out in a fine spray when you press a button on the lid sftiftfl: a can of hairspray — A a£JSM — picture o packaging 5 the can [sing.] {NAmE, slang) prison 3&A; A A 6 the can [sing.] {NAmE,

slang) the toilet ^ ; Mi Bi Ifflffil a can of 'worms

{informal) if you open up a can of worms, you start doing sth that will cause a lot of problems and be very difficult A If] M ; *1 jH ; ^ be in the 'can

{informal) (especially of filmed or recorded material , ^#^f44) to be completed and ready for use — more at carry

mverb (-nn-) [VN] 1 {especially NAmE) to preserve food by putting it in a can JE ( H pn ) ^ It ft 2 {NAmE, informal) to dismiss sb from their job it -• #1§SI;^A; $■■■ ftjMft. FIRE, SACK

'Canada Day noun (in Canada) a national holiday held on l July to celebrate the original joining together of provinces to form Canada in 1867 A HAS

j£A ( 7 n 1 0 , 1867 )

.Canada 'goose noun a common N American goose with a black head and neck jjpHAJI, £MffiggJfli ( 7*7 «)

Can adian /ka'neidian/ adj., noun •adj. from or connected with Canada jjp#A#J ■ noun a person from Canada jjp^: A A Ca nadian 'football noun [U] a form of football played in Canada, similar to American football, but with twelve players on each team