| 单词 | tan |
| 释义 | Word Frequency tan 1(tæn) noun 1. the brown colour produced by the skin after intensive exposure to ultraviolet rays, esp those of the sun 2. a light or moderate yellowish-brown colour 3. short for tanbark verbWord forms: tans, tanning or tanned 4. to go brown or cause to go brown after exposure to ultraviolet rays she tans easily 5. to convert (a skin or hide) into leather by treating it with a tanning agent, such as vegetable tannins, chromium salts, fish oils, or formaldehyde 6. (transitive) slang to beat or flog adjectiveWord forms: tanner or tannest 7. of the colour tan tan gloves 8. used in or relating to tanning Derived forms tannable (ˈtannable) adjective tannish (ˈtannish) adjective Word origin Old English tannian (unattested as infinitive, attested as getanned, past participle), from Medieval Latin tannāre, from tannum tanbark, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare Irish tana thinWord Frequency tan 2(tæn) abbreviation for tangent (sense 2) |
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