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)晒成褐色, 晒黑
My skin tans easily. 我的皮肤一晒就黑.
I want to tan my back a bit more. 我想把後背晒得再黑点儿.
You look very tanned -- have you been on holiday? 你晒得挺黑的--是度假去了吗?
3 [Tn] (infml 口) beat (sb/sth); thrash 打(某人[某物]); 痛打.
4 (idm 习语) tan sb's `hide (infml 口) beat sb hard 痛打某人. tan, n
1 [U] yellowish-brown colour 黄褐色.
2 [C] brown colour of the skin after exposure to the sun 晒黑的肤色: get a good tan 晒得很黑
My tan's beginning to fade. 我晒黑的肤色逐渐变浅了. -- adj yellowish-brown 黄褐色的
tan leather gloves 黄褐色的皮手套.
tan abbr 缩写 = (mathematics 数) tangent.
In 1858 an area of poor housing, factories and farm buildings was torn down and Central Park was created, reaching from 59th Street to 110th Street and across three avenues.
A navy ship was in a port in Scotland for repairs.
一艘军舰停靠在苏格兰的一个码头等待维修。
The death of Gandhi gave India a chance to mourn and express how he had become father to all Indians. Millions watched the slow march that took his body through the capital.