Word · Frequency #8861
tan
晒黑;晒成棕褐色
to become brown from exposure to the sun
- 1.
To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
因暴露在阳光下而变成棕褐色
- 2.
To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid.
通过浸泡在单宁酸中将动物皮革制成皮革
- 3.
To work as a tanner.
从事制革工作
鞣(革);硝(皮);从事制革工作;当鞣皮工;因暴露在阳光下而变成棕褐色;通过浸泡在单宁酸中将动物皮革制成皮革;从事制革工作
In use
If you stay at the beach too long without sunscreen, your skin will tan quickly.
After two weeks at the coast, my cousin's skin tanned to a deep brown.
Dad is tanning on the deck while listening to music.
Verb forms
base tan · third person tans · -ing tanning · past tanned · past participle tanned
注意:-ing 形式需双写 n 变成 tanning。
Connections
Collocations
- tan easily
- 容易晒黑
- Some people tan easily, while others burn quickly.有些人容易晒黑,而另一些人很快就会晒伤。
- tanning salon
- 美黑沙龙
- She visits a tanning salon before her vacation.度假前她去了美黑沙龙。
- tanned skin
- 晒黑的皮肤
- After a week of hiking, he had healthy tanned skin.徒步一周后,他拥有了健康的晒黑皮肤。
- tan hides
- 鞣制兽皮
- The workshop tans hides to make high-quality leather bags.这家工坊鞣制兽皮来制作高品质皮包。
- tanning process
- 鞣制过程
- The tanning process can take several weeks.鞣制过程可能需要几周时间。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音近“摊”:像在沙滩上摊开四肢晒太阳,皮肤晒成棕褐色tan;皮革摊开浸泡鞣剂制成革,也是tan。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常对话(晒黑)、皮革工业/制革技术、职业场合(制革工人) 作为“晒黑”通常用于日常口语和中性书面语;作为“鞣制皮革”或“从事制革”则多用于工业、技术或职业语境,语气较正式。整体语域随用法变化,故标注为混合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 tan /tæn/ 押韵的常见词有 ban、can、fan、man、pan、van,它们都含 /æn/ 音。注意拼写以 -an 结尾的词不一定同音:ton /tʌn/、ten /tɛn/ 与 tan 发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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