Word · Frequency #8021
tankers
坦克手, 油船, 空中加油飞机, 运油飞机, 油槽/水槽汽车; 槽车; 油槽船
tankers is the plural of tanker.
a soldier who drives a tank
- 1.
A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.
油轮,用于运输大量液体的船只
- 2.
An aircraft carrying a large supply of jet fuel or avgas for aerial refueling of other aircraft, plus equipment allowing the in-air transfer of fuel.
携带大量喷气燃料或航空汽油,并配备空中加油设备,用于给其他飞机进行空中加油的飞机。
- 3.
An aircraft built or modified to carry water and/or fire retardant for dropping on wildfires.
为扑灭野火而建造或改装,用于投放水或阻燃剂的飞机。
- 4.
A tank car (tank wagon).
罐车(油罐车厢)。
- 5.
Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
坦克乘员或装甲部队成员
- 6.
An airman who serves on the crew of an aerial refueling tanker aircraft.
在加油机上服役的空勤人员。
油轮,用于运输大量液体的船只；携带大量喷气燃料或航空汽油,并配备空中加油设备,用于给其他飞机进行空中加油的飞机。；为扑灭野火而建造或改装,用于投放水或阻燃剂的飞机。；罐车(油罐车厢)。；坦克乘员或装甲部队成员
In use
The tanker carefully aimed the cannon at the target.
After basic training, he became a skilled tanker.
The tanker communicated with the infantry unit via radio.
a tanker of [something]
表示装载某种货物的罐车或油轮。
The tanker of crude oil arrived at the port.
装载原油的油轮抵达了港口。
a tanker carrying [something]
强调运输的内容，常用于新闻。
A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas exploded.
一艘运载液化天然气的油轮发生了爆炸。
[adjective] tanker
可以用形容词修饰 tanker，如 oil tanker, water tanker 等。
Connections
Collocations
- oil tanker
- 油轮
- The oil tanker was carrying crude oil across the ocean.那艘油轮正载着原油横渡大洋。
- tanker truck
- 油罐车
- A tanker truck delivered fuel to the gas station.一辆油罐车给加油站运送了燃料。
- tanker fleet
- 油轮船队
- The company operates a large tanker fleet for international trade.该公司运营着一支庞大的油轮船队用于国际贸易。
- tanker accident
- 油轮事故
- The tanker accident caused an oil spill along the coast.油轮事故导致沿海石油泄漏。
- tanker driver
- 油罐车司机
- The tanker driver carefully navigated the narrow roads.油罐车司机小心地驶过狭窄的道路。
- tanker load
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：tanker（油轮）像一个大tank（油罐）在水上行驶，加上-er表示‘物’。
Context & Register
混合语域，多用于军事（坦克手、空中加油飞机）和运输（油船、油罐车）领域，通常出现在专业技术或新闻报道中。
Grammar Note
注意：tanker可指坦克手、油轮或加油飞机，均为可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
banker, anchor, hanker, canker, flanker rhyme with 'tanker' (stressed vowel /æ/ and following /ŋkə/). 'tinker' shares the spelling ending '-nker' but its stressed vowel is /ɪ/, so it sounds different.
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。
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