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tan

/tan/US // tæn //UK // (tæn) //

棕褐色,棕黄色,棕褐,棕红色

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    tanned, tan·ning.

    • : to convert into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
    • : to make brown by exposure to ultraviolet rays, as of the sun.
    • : Informal. to thrash; spank.
v.无主动词 verb
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    tanned, tan·ning.

    • : to become tanned.
n.名词 noun
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    • : the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
    • : yellowish brown; light brown.
    • : tanbark.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    tan·ner, tan·nest.

    • : of the color of tan; yellowish-brown.
    • : used in or relating to tanning processes, materials, etc.

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Examples

  • Otis says he was wearing a tan jacket similar to one described by witnesses.

  • Little ricochets of dust kicked into the face of a tall man in a tan shalwar kameez and prayer cap.

  • Judging by the pictures of President Truong Tan Sang and Obama, Vietnam is showing some affection back.

  • During the season, he regularly takes a dugout seat where he can work on his tan.

  • The philosopher once complained about young men whose desire for learning resembled their desire for a sun tan.

  • She wore soiled Burberry, high-legged tan boots, and a peaked cap of distinctly military appearance.

  • The corporal, rather chalky-looking under his tan, stepped forward and laid a hand on MacRae's shoulder.

  • Woollen rags are mixed with cotton which has no manurial value, and the skin refuse from tan-works contains much lime.

  • I recognized the reddish tan that comes from facing a hot wind on the top of a moving boxcar.

  • He was as well groomed as usual, but he was unmistakably pale beneath his new coat of tan.