tank
noun [ C ] uk/tæŋk/ us/tæŋk/
(CONTAINER)
C2 （盛放液体或气体的）容器
a container that holds liquid or gas
a water tank 水箱
a fuel/petrol tank 燃料／汽油箱
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- We'll have to get a plumber in to look at that water tank.
- There was a tank of live lobsters in the restaurant.
- Liquid and solid waste is collected in the tank.
- Oil was trickling from a tiny hole in the tank.
- The car blew up when flames reached its fuel tank.
(VEHICLE)
C1 坦克
a large military fighting vehicle designed to protect those inside it from attack, driven by wheels that turn inside moving metal belts
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- He was killed when his tank ran over a mine.
- The gun fires a shell capable of piercing the armour of an enemy tank.
- The second projectile exploded after hitting a tank.
(POOL)
Indian English人造水池（尤指作为某地水源的湖泊）
an artificial pool or lake, especially a lake for supplying water to an area
tank
verb [ I ] informal uk/tæŋk/ us/tæŋk/
（价格、价值）下跌；不如原来成功
to go down in price, value, etc., or to become less successful
The state was expecting an increase in tax revenues, but that was before the economy tanked. 政府预期税收会有所增加，但那是在经济下跌之前。
Car exports in the year to April tanked 23 percent. 汽车出口在到四月份的一年间下跌了23%。
Phrasal verb
tank up US informal给车辆加满油
to fill a vehicle with fuel
Make sure you tank up before you go. Gas is expensive on the highway. 确保在出发前给车加满油。高速公路上油价很贵。