| 单词 | tan |
| 释义 | tan 1. n., adj., & v. --n 1. a brown skin colour resulting from exposure to ultraviolet light. 2. a yellowish-brown colour. 3. bark, esp. of oak, bruised and used to tan hides. 4. (in full spent tan) tan from which the tannic acid has been extracted, used for covering roads etc. --adj yellowish-brown. --v (tanned, tanning) 1. tr. & intr. make or become brown by exposure to ultraviolet light. 2. tr. convert (raw hide) into leather by soaking in a liquid containing tannic acid or by the use of mineral salts etc. 3. tr. sl. beat, thrash. Derivatives tannable adj. tanning n. tannish adj. Etymology: OE tannian, prob. f. med.L tanare, tannare, perh. f. Celtic 2. abbr. tangent. |
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