tan
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1 [Tn] convert (animal skin) into leather by treating it with tannic acid, etc 硝(皮); 制(革); 鞣(革).
2 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become brown by exposure to the sun (使某物)晒成褐色, 晒黑
My skin tans easily. 我的皮肤一晒就黑.
I want to tan my back a bit more. 我想把後背晒得再黑点儿.
You look very tanned -- have you been on holiday? 你晒得挺黑的--是度假去了吗?
3 [Tn] (infml 口) beat (sb/sth); thrash 打(某人[某物]); 痛打.
4 (idm 习语) tan sb´s `hide (infml 口) beat sb hard 痛打某人. tan, n
1 [U] yellowish-brown colour 黄褐色.
2 [C] brown colour of the skin after exposure to the sun 晒黑的肤色: get a good tan 晒得很黑
My tan´s beginning to fade. 我晒黑的肤色逐渐变浅了. -- adj yellowish-brown 黄褐色的
tan leather gloves 黄褐色的皮手套.
tan abbr 缩写 = (mathematics 数) tangent.