| 单词 | tank |
| 释义 | tank (tæŋk ) Word forms: tanks 1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] A tank is a large container for holding liquid or gas. ...an empty fuel tank. Two water tanks provide a total capacity of 400 litres. ...a tank full of goldfish. Synonyms: aquarium, bowl A tank of a liquid or gas is an amount of it contained in a tank. A lorry can drive up to 600 miles on a single tank of fuel. 2. countable noun A tank is a large military vehicle that is equipped with weapons and moves along on metal tracks that are fitted over the wheels. 3. See also septic tank, think-tank Idioms: someone or something is built like a tank said to mean that someone is very big and strong, or that something has been made very well and very solidly, and will last for a long time Nick's built like a tank and lots of people are afraid of him when they first meet him, but he's actually a really friendly, gentle guy. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: destroy a tank One tank was destroyed and another was burning. Times, Sunday Times (2011) A tank attack on the steep terrain was also a disaster: 150 tanks being destroyed. Times, Sunday Times (2008) 'It has both anti-personnel fragments and anti-armour capability powerful enough to destroy a tank. Times, Sunday Times (2011) But if no one spends, the economy tanks. The Sun The organisation could be a kind of hedge fund in human misery, booming as the economy tanks. Times, Sunday Times If the economy tanks, they are in big trouble. Times, Sunday Times At one point he served in a tank unit as well as in the infantry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During 1961 the tank unit was converted into a trailer-type unit, build up by the local volunteers on a truck axle assembly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tank units evolved from the cavalry regiments and the controls are like the reins of a horse. The Sun These independent tank units could be attached to mechanized units, to support infantry operations and perform breakthroughs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only a handful of company-sized tank units remained operational. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also harvests enough filtered rainwater for half his needs, storing it in an underground tank. Times, Sunday Times Some of the other houses use rainwater, collected in a vast underground tank in the garden. Times, Sunday Times Green features were also a priority: underfloor heating fed by an air-source heat pump, solar photovoltaic panels and a 2,700-litre underground tank for rainwater. Times, Sunday Times Every house by law should be required to have a large underground tank to collect rainwater, which can be used to flush the loo. Times, Sunday Times He said the underground tank was still burning but the fire had been stopped from spreading to other facilities after a fivehour battle to contain it. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 罐, 坦克 Japanese: タンク large container, 戦車 combat vehicle |
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