tan
noun [ C ] uk/tæn/ us/tæn/ (also suntan)
B2 晒成棕褐色的肤色
pleasantly brown skin caused by being in the hot sun
a deep tan 晒得黝黑的皮肤
- More examples
- Annabelle was flaunting her tan in a little white dress.
- She came back from Spain with a deep tan.
tan
adjective uk/tæn/ us/tæn/
棕黄色的;棕褐色的
pale yellowish-brown in colour
tan
verb uk/tæn/ us/tæn/ -nn-
(COLOUR)
[ I or T ]晒成棕褐色的肤色
to become brown, or to make someone's body or skin, etc. brown, from being in the sun
Her skin tans very quickly in the summer. 她的皮肤在夏天很容易晒黑。
I need to tan my legs before the holiday. 我需要把腿哂黑才去度假。
Tanned workmen were sitting around the dock. 皮肤晒得黑黝黝的工人们围坐在码头上。
- More examples
- I'm lucky - I tan easily.
- They lay tanning themselves on the beach.
(LEATHER)
[ T ]鞣（革）;用鞣酸将（兽皮）制成皮革
to change animal skin into leather using special chemicals such as tannin
Idiom
tan someone's hideidiom old-fashioned (UK also tan the hide off someone) 揍（某人）
to beat someone
I'll tan his hide if I catch him. 如果我抓到他，一定会把他揍扁。
tan
abbreviation uk/tæn/ us/tæn/
切线，正切（tangent的缩写）
written abbreviation for tangent specialized