tank

英 [tæŋk]

美 [tæŋk]

n. (贮放液体或气体的)箱，槽，罐; 箱(或桶等)所装之物; 一箱(或一桶等)的量; 坦克
v. 彻底失败; 破产; 倒闭; (尤指故意)输掉(比赛)

复数：tanks　现在分词：tanking　过去式：tanked　第三人称单数：tanks　过去分词：tanked　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1897 / COCA.1874

短语用例

tank (sth) up

noun

（贮放液体或气体的）箱，槽，罐
a large container for holding liquid or gas
1. a hot water tank
  热水箱
2. a fuel tank
  燃料箱
3. a fish tank (= for keeping fish in)
  鱼缸
箱（或桶等）所装之物；一箱（或一桶等）的量
the contents of a tank or the amount it will hold
1. We drove there and back on one tank of petrol.
  我们开车去那里来回用了一油箱汽油。
坦克
a military vehicle covered with strong metal and armed with guns. It can travel over very rough ground using wheels that move inside metal belts.
（人工）水池，湖，水库
an artificial pool, lake or reservoir

verb

彻底失败；破产；倒闭
to fail completely
1. The company's shares tanked on Wall Street.
  这家公司的股票在华尔街彻底崩盘了。
（尤指故意）输掉（比赛）
to lose a game, especially deliberately
1. She was accused of tanking the match.
  有人指责她故意输掉这场比赛。

N-COUNT (盛放液体或气体的)罐，槽，箱，缸
Atankis a large container for holding liquid or gas.
1. ...an empty fuel tank...
  空空的油箱
2. Two water tanks provide a total capacity of 400 litres.
  两个水缸的总容量为 400 升。
3. ...a tank full of goldfish.
  满是金鱼的鱼缸
4. Atankof a liquid or gas is an amount of it contained in a tank.
  一罐(或槽、箱、缸)的容量
5. A lorry can drive up to 600 miles on a single tank of fuel.
  大卡车只用一箱油就能行驶 600 英里。
坦克
Atankis a large military vehicle that is equipped with weapons and moves along on metal tracks that are fitted over the wheels.
See also:septic tank think-tank

noun

a cell for violent prisoners
Synonym:cooler
a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
Synonym:storage tank
an enclosed armored military vehicle
Synonym:army tankarmored combat vehiclearmoured combat vehicle
a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
Synonym:tank car
as much as a tank will hold
Synonym:tankful

verb

The great grey shape of a tank rolled out of the village
一个坦克的巨大灰影从村子里开了出来。
There is only so much fuel in the tank and if you burn it up too quickly you are in trouble
油箱里面的油只有这么多了，你要是太快把油耗光可就麻烦了。
The sound of the tank guns reverberated through the little Bavarian town
坦克炮声在巴伐利亚小镇回荡。
The vehicle would not have the capacity to make the journey on one tank of fuel.
这辆车单靠一箱燃料无法跑完整趟旅程。
The division will consist of two tank companies and one infantry company
这个师的组成部队将包括两个坦克连和一个步兵连。
The glass tank contains hot mercury vapour.
那个玻璃容器里盛放的是热的水银蒸汽。
The tank slowly emptied out.
油罐慢慢倒空。
The tank has a capacity of300 gallons.
这个油箱的容量为三百加仑。
Emptying and filling the fuel tank.
排空和加注燃油箱。
Effluent from the sedimentation tank is dosed with disinfectant to kill any harmful organisms
沉降池中的废水中加入了消毒剂，以消灭所有有害微生物。