| 单词 | tank |
| 释义 | tank —tank /tæŋk/ noun [C] (CONTAINER) ► C2 a container that holds liquid or gas: » a water tank» a fuel/petrol tankThesaurus+: ↑Containers for liquids and gases• • • Extra Examples:» We'll have to get a plumber in to look at that water tank.» There was a tank of live lobsters in the restaurant.» Liquid and solid waste is collected in the tank.» Oil was trickling from a tiny hole in the tank.» The car blew up when flames reached its fuel tank.noun [C] (POOL) ► F0 INDIAN ENGLISH an artificial pool or lake, especially a lake for supplying water to an areanoun [C] (VEHICLE) ► C1 a large military fighting vehicle designed to protect those inside it from attack, driven by wheels that turn inside moving metal beltsThesaurus+: ↑Army and military vehicles• • • Extra Examples:» He was killed when his tank ran over a mine.» The gun fires a shell capable of piercing the armour of an enemy tank.» The second projectile exploded after hitting a tank.verb [I] INFORMAL ► F0 to go down in price, value, etc., or to become less successful: » The state was expecting an increase in tax revenues, but that was before the economy tanked.» Car exports in the year to April tanked 23 percent.Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming and making smaller or less , ↑Becoming and making less strong |
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