tan 的 4 个定义
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.
tanned, tan·ning.
- to become tanned.
- the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- yellowish brown; light brown.
- tanbark.
tan·ner, tan·nest.
- of the color of tan; yellowish-brown.
- used in or relating to tanning processes, materials, etc.
tan 近义词
light brown
flog, whip
更多tan例句
- 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.