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T0036800 (tăngk)n.1. a. A large, often metallic container for holding or storing liquids or gases.b. The amount that this container can hold: buy a tank of gas.2. A usually artificial pool, pond, reservoir, or cistern, especially one used to hold water for drinking or for irrigation.3. A usually glass-walled container in which live fish, reptiles, or other animals are kept.4. An enclosed, heavily armored combat vehicle that is armed with cannon and machine guns and moves on continuous tracks.5. A tank top.6. Slang A jail or jail cell.v. tanked, tank·ing, tanks v.tr. To place, store, or process in a tank.v.intr. Informal To suffer a sudden decline or failure: The stock market tanked yesterday.Phrasal Verb: tank up1. Slang To drink to the point of intoxication.2. To fill the tank of a motor vehicle with gasoline.Idiom: in the tank1. In reserve: a runner who didn't have enough in the tank to hold the lead.2. In a state of decline or failure: Stocks have been in the tank for months.3. Enthusiastically partial; strongly favoring: a reporter accused of being in the tank for a candidate.

[Partly from an Indic source such as Gujarati ṭāṃkhī, cistern, and ṭāṃkhī,ṃ, reservoir, or Marathi ṭāṃkeṃ, cistern, reservoir (all from Prakrit ṭaṅka, ditch, reservoir, of unknown origin) and partly from Portuguese tanque, reservoir (variant of estanque, from estancar, to dam up, from Vulgar Latin *stanticāre; see stanch¹). Noun, sense 4, from the fact that in WWI the British army tried to conceal the development and transport of such armored vehicles by referring to them as water tanks in documents and communications.]

tank′ful′ (-fo͝ol′) n.

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(tæŋk) n1. a large container or reservoir for the storage of liquids or gases: tanks for storing oil. 2. (Military) a. an armoured combat vehicle moving on tracks and armed with guns, etc, originally developed in World War Ib. (as modifier): a tank commander; a tank brigade. 3. dialect Brit and US a reservoir, lake, or pond4. (Photography) photog a. a light-tight container inside which a film can be processed in daylight, the solutions and rinsing waters being poured in and out without light enteringb. any large dish or container used for processing a number of strips or sheets of film5. (Law) slang chiefly a. a jailb. a jail cell6. (Units) Also called: tankful the quantity contained in a tank7. (Civil Engineering) Austral a dam formed by excavationvb8. (tr) to put or keep in a tank9. (intr) to move like a tank, esp heavily and rapidly10. slang to defeat heavily11. (Stock Exchange) (intr) informal to fail, esp commercially12. (Commerce) (intr) informal to fail, esp commercially[C17: from Gujarati tānkh artificial lake, but influenced also by Portuguese tanque, from estanque pond, from estancar to dam up, from Vulgar Latin stanticāre (unattested) to block, stanch] ˈtankless adj ˈtankˌlike adj

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n. 1. a large container or structure for holding a liquid or gas. 2. an armored combat vehicle, moving on caterpillar treads and usu. armed with a cannon mounted inside a rotating turret. 3. a prison cell for more than one occupant, esp. for groups of new prisoners. 4. a natural or artificial pond, esp. for storing water. 5. tank top. v.t. 6. to put or store in a tank. v.i. 7. Slang. to do poorly or decline rapidly; fail: The movie tanked at the box office. [1610–20; perhaps jointly < Gujarati tānkh reservoir, lake, and Portuguese tanque, contraction of estanque pond, literally, something dammed up; adopted as an early cover name for the military vehicle during manufacture in England (1915)] tank′less, adj. tank′like`, adj.

tank

- May have come from Gujarati tanku, or Marathi tanke, "underground cistern," from Sanskrit tadaga, "pond."See also related terms for pond.

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Past participle: tanked
Gerund: tanking

Imperative
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tank

Present
I tank
you tank
he/she/it tanks
we tank
you tank
they tank

Preterite
I tanked
you tanked
he/she/it tanked
we tanked
you tanked
they tanked

Present Continuous
I am tanking
you are tanking
he/she/it is tanking
we are tanking
you are tanking
they are tanking

Present Perfect
I have tanked
you have tanked
he/she/it has tanked
we have tanked
you have tanked
they have tanked

Past Continuous
I was tanking
you were tanking
he/she/it was tanking
we were tanking
you were tanking
they were tanking

Past Perfect
I had tanked
you had tanked
he/she/it had tanked
we had tanked
you had tanked
they had tanked

Future
I will tank
you will tank
he/she/it will tank
we will tank
you will tank
they will tank

Future Perfect
I will have tanked
you will have tanked
he/she/it will have tanked
we will have tanked
you will have tanked
they will have tanked

Future Continuous
I will be tanking
you will be tanking
he/she/it will be tanking
we will be tanking
you will be tanking
they will be tanking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tanking
you have been tanking
he/she/it has been tanking
we have been tanking
you have been tanking
they have been tanking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tanking
you will have been tanking
he/she/it will have been tanking
we will have been tanking
you will have been tanking
they will have been tanking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tanking
you had been tanking
he/she/it had been tanking
we had been tanking
you had been tanking
they had been tanking

Conditional
I would tank
you would tank
he/she/it would tank
we would tank
you would tank
they would tank

Past Conditional
I would have tanked
you would have tanked
he/she/it would have tanked
we would have tanked
you would have tanked
they would have tanked

Tank

A term sometimes applied to a pond used to collect and hold water for livestock.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tank - an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treadsarmored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tankarmored vehicle, armoured vehicle - a vehicle that is protected by armor platecannon - heavy gun fired from a tankgun enclosure, gun turret, turret - a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotationmilitary vehicle - vehicle used by the armed forcespanzer - an armored vehicle or tanktracked vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracksarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	tank - a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquidsstorage tankaquarium, fish tank, marine museum - a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animalswater tank, cistern - a tank that holds the water used to flush a toiletgas holder, gasometer - a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuelgas tank, gasoline tank, petrol tank - a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehiclereservoir - tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)septic tank - large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteriavessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)hot-water heater, hot-water tank, water heater - a heater and storage tank to supply heated water
	3.	tank - as much as a tank will holdtankfulcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	4.	tank - a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulktank carfreight car - a railway car that carries freight
	5.	tank - a cell for violent prisonerscoolerjail cell, prison cell, cell - a room where a prisoner is kept
Verb	1.	tank - store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into itstore - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
	2.	tank - consume excessive amounts of alcoholbooze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
	3.	tank - treat in a tank; "tank animal refuse"process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

tank

noun1. container, barrel, vat, reservoir, cistern, receptacle an empty fuel tank2. aquarium, bowl a tank full of goldfish3. armoured vehicle, Panzer (German), armoured car, combat vehicle soldiers backed up by tanks

Translations

坦克槽箱罐

tank

(tӕŋk) noun1. a large container for liquids or gas. a hot-water / cold-water tank. 槽，箱（容器） 2. a heavy steel-covered vehicle armed with guns. 坦克ˈtanker noun1. a ship or large lorry for carrying oil. 油轮，油罐车 2. an aircraft used to transport fuel etc. 运油飞机

tank

→ 坦克zhCN, 罐zhCN

The gas tank is leaking (US)
The petrol tank is leaking (UK) → 汽油箱漏油

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1. Photoga. a light-tight container inside which a film can be processed in daylight, the solutions and rinsing waters being poured in and out without light entering b. any large dish or container used for processing a number of strips or sheets of film 2. Slang chiefly USa. a jail b. a jail cell 3. Austral a dam formed by excavation

Tank

a receptacle for storing liquids or gases. Tanks are installed above the ground, at ground level, and below the ground. They are made of metal, reinforced concrete, or wood (for temporary use). They may be cylindrical, prismatic, or spherical.

Vertical cylindrical tanks are the most common. Depending on the designation and type of stored substance, tanks are treated with thermal and water insulation and their inner walls are coated with various materials, for example, acid-resistant materials. Tanks are equipped with heaters, safety and other types of valves, armatures, inlet and outlet devices, purification attachments, and level gauges.

Tank

a full-tracked, all-armored combat vehicle. The tank is capable of effectively engaging various targets in a firelight and is equipped with protective armor and special protection systems against enemy weapons; it is highly mobile and can surmount obstacles and barriers.

The first designs of the armored combat vehicle that later came to be called the tank were proposed in Russia during the period 1911–15 by the engineers V. D. Mendeleev, A. A. Porokhovshchikov, and A. Vasil’ev, in Great Britain in 1912 by L. E. de Mole, and in Austria-Hungary in 1913 by H. Burstyn. These ideas, however, were not developed, although Porokhovshchi-kov’s vehicle, called the Vezdekhod (literally “go-anywhere”), was built in May 1915. By the autumn of 1916, during World War I, the British had built several dozen Mark I tanks, and on September 15 in the battle of the Somme were the first to use them (32 tanks).

The first British tanks were rhombus-shaped riveted steel boxes with cast iron, and later steel, tracks. They were armed with two cannons and four machine guns (another machine gun was added later), and armor protected them against bullets and light shrapnel. The crew observed the terrain through unprotected slits. The off-road traveling speed of the tank was 1–3 km/hr. The French Schneider and St. Chamond tanks, which were first used on Apr. 16, 1917, in the fighting near Chemindes Dames, differed from the British ones in the shape of the hull, weapons, placement of the tracks, and use of spring suspension. During the war, France produced mainly light Renault tanks. The first German tank models—the A-7V and A-7UU —appeared in 1918 and were similar in design to the heavy British tanks. By the end of the war, the heavy British Mark V and Mark VIII tanks were being produced in the United States with American engines, as were the French Renault tanks. (See Table 1 for characteristics of tanks used in World War I.)

In the course of the war, 2,900 tanks were built in Great Britain, 6,200 in France, 1,000 in the United States, and 100 in Germany. After the war, the leading foreign producers of tanks were Great Britain and France, but in the 1930’s, after the fascists came to power, Germany became the leader. The first Soviet tank made its test run on Aug. 31, 1920. It received the name Freedom Fighter Comrade Lenin. In 1928 production was begun of light MS-1 (small, close-support, model no. 1) tanks. The MS-1 tanks were slow and had a short range. They were used in the Soviet-Chinese conflict of 1929. During the period 1931–39, small (T-37), light (T-26 and BT), three-turreted medium (T-28), and five-turreted heavy (T-35) tanks were produced. Multiple turrets were installed to increase the firepower of the tank. The basic tanks were the light, slow, tracked T-26 and the fast, wheeled-tracked BT. T-26 and BT tanks were used in the fighting

Table 1. Characteristics of tanks used in World War I
	Great Britain		France
	Mark I	Mark VIII	St. Chamond	Renault
Weight (tons) ...............	28	44	5	6.5
Crew (persons) ...............	8(7)	12	9	2
Cannons (number/caliber, mm) ...............	2/57	2/57	1/75	1/37
Machine guns (number) ...............	4	5	4	1
Thickness of armor (mm) ...............	5–10	6–16	11	6–16
Maximum speed (km/hr) ...............	4.5	8	8.5	9

Table 2. Characteristics of tanks used in World War II
	USSR			Germany				Great Britain	USA
	T-34	KV-1	IS-2	T-III	T-IV	T-V	T-VI-H	Churchill	Sherman
Weight (tons) ...............	28(32)	47.5	46	23	24.6	45	56	45	32
Crew (persons) ...............	4(5)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Cannon (caliber, mm) ...............	76(85)	76	122	37(50)	75	75	88	40(75)	75
Machine guns (number/caliber, mm) ...............	2–7/62	4–7/62	4–7/62	2–7/92	2–7/92	2–7/92	2–7/92	2–7/92	1–7/62
Thickness of armor (mm) ...............	45–52 (45–90)	75–100	90–120	30–50	30–50	80–100	100	95–152	38–76
Maximum speed (km/hr) ...............	55	35	37	55	50	46	38	28	48

at Lake Khasan and the Khalkhin-Gol River, in the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939–40, and early in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–45. By 1940, new tanks had been developed: the small T-40, the light T-50, the medium T-34, and the heavy KV. In fighting characteristics they were significantly superior to earlier domestic tanks and to similar-type foreign models.

The principal type of tank used during World War II (1939–45) was the medium tank; the role of heavy tanks increased, while that of light tanks diminished, and several countries, including the USSR and Germany, stopped producing them. During the war, self-propelled guns were built on tank chassis. In the period 1939–45 the following number of tanks and self-propelled guns were produced: 95,099 in the USSR (from July 1, 1941, to June 30, 1945); 65,100 in Germany; 103,096 in the United States; 25,160 in Great Britain; 5,815 in Canada; and 3,648 in Japan. (See Table 2 for characteristics of tanks used in World War II.)

Since the 1960’s, owing to the convergence in the basic fighting characteristics of medium and heavy tanks, one basic type of tank designed to accomplish a broad range of combat missions has been developed. Many countries have also adopted light amphibious tanks, designed primarily for reconnaissance, and reinforcement tanks with missile and cannon weapons (for example, the M60A2 tank in the United States). (See Table 3 for characteristics of current tanks.)

The main parts of the modern tank are the armored hull, the turret, the armament (primary and auxiliary weapons, ammunition), instruments for observation and sighting, the power plant, the transmission and steering linkage, the tracks and suspension, electrical equipment, communications equipment, firefighting equipment, and an atomic defense system. The tank hull and turret unite all the constituent elements into a single unit and are designed to protect the crew, assemblies, and fuel against battle damage and damage when surmounting obstacles.

The tank’s primary weapon is mounted in the turret. The turret is rotated by means of manual and electrical or hydroelectrical gears. The tank hull and turret are made of alloyed armor steel. The hull is usually made of pieces of rolled armor plate joined by welding, although one-piece cast hulls are sometimes also used (for example, in the American M60A1 tank). The turrets are usually cast but are sometimes welded. Medium and heavy tanks have shellproof armor, while light tanks have bulletproof armor.

The interior of modern tanks is divided into compartments: the driving compartment, in which the driver is seated; the fighting compartment, where the tank commander, gunner, loader, and the entire set of tank armaments is located; and the power-plant (motor and transmission) compartment. The fuel is usually kept in containers located in all the compartments and sometimes in externally mounted auxiliary containers.

The primary weapon is a special cannon, while the auxiliary weapons are a coaxial machine gun and an antiaircraft machine gun. The basic type of tank has a rifled or smoothbore cannon of 105 mm or more. The ammunition includes armor-piercing, sub-caliber, and shaped-charge shells and shells containing plastic explosives (to destroy structures and wipe out enemy personnel). Accurate fire is achieved by using elevation and azimuth gun stabilizers and employing day and night fire control instruments. The air is cleaned by filtering-ventilation plants. Tanks have special four-stroke and two-stroke liquid-cooled and air-cooled piston engines. The internal fuel tanks hold up to 1,500 liters, and the fuel distance is more than 500 km when traveling on an unobstructed road.

For steering, tanks have differential mechanisms that facilitate turning the tank when traveling at high speed; servomechanisms, especially hydraulic drive systems, which make steering easier, are used as control linkages for the transmission assemblies. In some tanks the steering controls are in the form of steering wheels instead of the traditional levers. A smooth ride at high speeds is achieved by installing powerful hydraulic shock absorbers. Rubber-bushed tracks are used to increase the service life and efficiency of the caterpillar tracks. Hermetic sealing makes it possible for the tank to ford waters up to 2 m deep with little preparation time. When equipped with devices for underwater driving, tanks cross water barriers along the bottom. Navigation equipment, including computer course indicators and automatic course plotters, is used for orientation on the terrain.

Tanks are being developed with regard to the changes in cannon weaponry; the newest armor is much thicker, and the most important armor (above all, in the front) is installed at large angles of inclination to the vertical and is distributed in thickness depending on the probability of being hit. New tanks are designed to increase mobility and to improve the power-to-weight ratio; diesel engines have been introduced to ensure more economical and more wide-ranging use of fuel, and the capacity of fuel tanks has been increased.

REFERENCES

Tanki i tankovye voiska. Moscow, 1970.
Mostovenko, V. D. Tanki, 2nd ed. Moscow, 1958.

Table 3. Characteristics of current foreign tanks
	United States			Great Britain	France	West Germany
	M60A1	M60A2	Sheridan	Chieftain	AMX-30	Leopard 1
Weight (tons) ...............	46.3	48	15.2	52	36	40
Crew (persons) ...............	4	4	4	4	4	4
Cannon (caliber, mm) ...............	105	152	152	120	105	105
Machine guns
coaxial with cannon (number/caliber, mm) ...............	1–7/62	1–7/62	1–7/62	1–7/62	1–7/62	1–7/62
antiaircraft (number/caliber, mm) ...............	1–12/7	1–12/7	1–12/67	1–7/62	1–12/7	1–7/62
Power of engine (horsepower) ...............	750	750	335	700	720	830
Maximum speed (km/hr)/road range (km) ...............	48/500	48/450	69/480	41/400	65/500	64/600

Kosyrev, E. A., E. M. Orekhov, and N. N. Fomin. Tanki. Moscow, 1973.
Heigl, F. Tanki: Spravochnik, 2nd ed., parts 1–2. Moscow, 1936–37. (Translated from German.)
Nersesian, M. G., and Iu. V. Kamentseva. Bronetankovaia tekhnika armii kapitalisticheskikh gosudarstv. Moscow, 1964.

L. V. SERGEEV

Tank

(in Russian, tsisterna), a container for the storage or transportation of liquids, liquefied gases, or free-flowing substances, such as petroleum products, milk, or cement. Storage tanks are made of concrete, reinforced concrete, steel, aluminum alloys, or other materials. They may be underground, sunken, or above-ground. As a rule, tanks are equipped with instruments for checking the condition of the product stored and with filling and draining devices.

What does it mean when you dream about a tank? (military)

A dream about a military tank can simultaneously represent being defensive and being aggressive.

What does it mean when you dream about a tank? (water)

A water tank can represent a womb, or one’s inner feelings.

tank

[taŋk] (electronics) A unit of acoustic delay-line storage containing a set of channels, each forming a separate recirculation path. The heavy metal envelope of a large mercury-arc rectifier or other gas tube having a mercury-pool cathode. tank circuit (engineering) A large container for holding, storing, or transporting a liquid.

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noun container

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noun aquarium

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noun armoured vehicle

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noun an enclosed armored military vehicle

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noun a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids

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noun as much as a tank will hold

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noun a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk

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noun a cell for violent prisoners

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verb store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it

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verb consume excessive amounts of alcohol

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