tan
v
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1 [Tn] convert (animal skin) into leather by treating it with tannic acid, etc 硝(皮); 制(革); 鞣(革).
2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become brown by exposure to the sun (使某物)曬成褐色, 曬黑
My skin tans easily. 我的皮膚一曬就黑.
I want to tan my back a bit more. 我想把後背曬得再黑點兒.
You look very tanned -- have you been on holiday? 你曬得挺黑的--是度假去了嗎?
3 [Tn] (infml 口) beat (sb/sth); thrash 打(某人[某物]); 痛打.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) tan sb's `hide (infml 口) beat sb hard 痛打某人. tan, n
1 [U] yellowish-brown colour 黃褐色.
2 [C] brown colour of the skin after exposure to the sun 曬黑的膚色: get a good tan 曬得很黑
My tan's beginning to fade. 我曬黑的膚色逐漸變淺了. -- adj yellowish-brown 黃褐色的
tan leather gloves 黃褐色的皮手套.
tan abbr 縮寫 = (mathematics 數(shù)) tangent.