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tan1/tæn/ n., adj. & v.●n. 1 a brown skin colour resulting from exposure to ultraviolet light (因暴露于紫外光而使皮肤晒成的)棕黄色 2 a yellowish-brown colour 棕黄色，黄褐色 3 bark, esp. of oak, bruised and used to tan hides (栎树)鞣料树皮 4 (in full 全称 spent tan) tan from which the tannic acid has been extracted, used for covering roads etc. (分离鞣酸后用来铺路的)鞣料渣 ●adj. of a yellowish-brown colour 棕黄色的，黄褐色的 ●v. (tanned, tanning) 1 tr. & intr. make or become brown by exposure to ultraviolet light (因暴露于紫外光而) (使)晒成棕黄色 2 tr. convert (raw hide) into leather by soaking in a liquid containing tannic acid or by the use of mineral salts etc. 鞣(革)；用鞣酸将(兽皮)制成皮革 3 tr. slang [俚语] beat, thrash 责打，鞭打 □ tannable adj.□ tanning n.□ tannish adj.[Old English tannian, probably from medieval Latin tanare, tannare, perhaps from Celtic] |