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单词 tan
释义
tan
(tæn )
Word forms: tans , tanning , tanned
1. singular noun B2
If you have a tan, your skin has become darker than usual because you have been in the sun.
She is tall and blonde, with a permanent tan.
2. verb B2
If a part of your body tans or if you tan it, your skin becomes darker than usual because you spend a lot of time in the sun.
I have very pale skin that never tans. [VERB]
I don't tan. [VERB]
Leigh rolled over on her stomach to tan her back. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: brown, bronze, go brown, become suntanned  
tanned adjective B2
Their skin was tanned and glowing from their weeks at the seaside.
3. colour B2
Something that is tan is a light brown colour.
...a tan leather jacket.
4. verb
To tan animal skins means to make them into leather by treating them with tannin or other chemicals.
...the process of tanning animal hides. [VERB noun]
Collocations:
fake tan
Sales of beauty products such as bikini waxes, fake tan and eyebrow tweezers are apparently sky high because no one can afford salon prices any more.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I recommend he uses a moisturiser containing small amounts of fake tan.
The Sun (2013)
Finally, here is a foolproof fake tan.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
light tan
For a light tan on the face, mix the wash-off tan with some moisturiser.
The Sun
Handsome and effortlessly charming, the former banker has a just-stepped-off-a-yacht vibe, with his cheesecloth shirt and light tan.
Times, Sunday Times
So we must pre-load a light tan of our own.
Times, Sunday Times
The first pair were a light tan colour.
Times, Sunday Times
The light tan of the upholstery and roof linings gives an airy feel.
Times, Sunday Times
spray tan
The week before we flew I had a full-body spray tan.
The Sun (2015)
People were surprised it wasn't a spray tan.
The Sun (2013)
All anyone talks about is their spray tan.
The Sun (2009)
spray-on tan
You've forked out for an all-over spray-on tan.
The Sun
But she prefers a fake spray-on tan to a real one on those famous legs that seem to go on for ever.
The Sun
Who can use the most spray-on tan?
Times, Sunday Times
Oh, and she gets a spray-on tan!
Houston Chronicle
People are advised to close their eyes or protect them with goggles and to hold their breath or wear nose plugs while they have a spray-on tanning applied.
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tan line
When he took his shirt off, he was, like, scarred with a tan line.
Globe and Mail
The band decided on the name after realizing that all four of them had the same tan line.
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She'll fill in those tan lines in no time in that strapless top.
The Sun
And the tan lines don't bear thinking about.
The Sun
Her tan lines would be all over the shop.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 晒黑的皮肤
Japanese: 日焼け
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