canned Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
canned
prepared, memorized, a pat answer His answers sound canned, like he memorized them.
canned heat|can|canned|heat
n. Chemicals in a can which burn with a hot, smokeless flame.
Some people use canned heat to keep food warm. The mountain climbers used canned heat for cooking.
canned laughter|can|canned|laughter
n.,
informal The sounds of laughter heard on certain television programs that were obviously not recorded in front of a live audience and are played for the benefit of the audience from a stereo track to underscore the funny points.
"How can there be an audience in this show when it is taking place in the jungle?
Why, it's canned laughter you're hearing."
canned music|can|canned|music
n. Recorded music, as opposed to music played live.
"Let us go to a real concert, honey," Mike said. "I am tired of all this canned music we've been listening to."
canned laughter
canned laughter Also,
canned music. Prerecorded sound effects that can be played repeatedly, as in
That canned laughter doesn't make his jokes any funnier, or
Canned music is greatly reducing the number of musical jobs available. O. Henry had the term in his story,
Cabbages and Kings (1903): “We'll export canned music to the Latins.” Canned laughter today is often used in broadcasting to simulate the reaction of a nonexistent live audience. [c. 1900]