tan

verb

/tæn/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they tan	/tæn/ /tæn/
he / she / it tans	/tænz/ /tænz/
past simple tanned	/tænd/ /tænd/
past participle tanned	/tænd/ /tænd/
-ing form tanning	/ˈtænɪŋ/ /ˈtænɪŋ/

Idioms

[intransitive, transitive] tan (somebody/something) if a person or their skin tans or is tanned, they become brown as a result of spending time in the sun（使）晒成褐色，晒黑
- My skin tans really easily.我的皮肤很容易晒黑。
- She tanned easily, despite her fair hair.尽管她有一头金发，但她很容易晒黑。
- You want your skin to tan evenly.你希望你的皮肤晒得均匀。
Topics Appearancec1, Holidaysc1
[transitive] tan something to make animal skin into leather by treating it with chemicals鞣（革）；硝（皮）

词源verb late Old English tannian ‘convert into leather’, probably from medieval Latin tannare, perhaps of Celtic origin; reinforced in Middle English by Old French tanner.

Idioms

have/tan somebody’s hide

(old-fashioned, informal or humorous) to punish somebody severely严惩某人

tan

noun

/tæn/

[uncountable] a yellow-brown colour棕黄色；黄褐色Topics Colours and Shapesc1
(also suntan)
[countable] the brown colour that somebody with pale skin goes when they have been in the sun晒成棕褐肤色；晒成的棕褐色
- to get a tan晒黑
- My tan’s fading already.我的肤色已经开始变浅了。
- I want to top up my tan on the sunbed at the gym.我想在健身房的日光浴床上把自己的肤色晒得更健康。
- Show off your tan in this little white top.穿上这件白色小衫秀一下你的古铜色肌肤吧。
see also spray tanTopics Appearancec1, Holidaysc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dark
- deep
- golden
- …
verb + tan
- have
- show off
- sport
- …
preposition
- against your tan

tan

adjective

/tæn/

yellow-brown in colour棕褐色的；棕黄色的Topics Colours and Shapesc1
词源adjective late Old English tannian ‘convert into leather’, probably from medieval Latin tannare, perhaps of Celtic origin; reinforced in Middle English by Old French tanner.

tan

abbreviation

/tæn/

(mathematics数学)

tangent正切

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