plural tans
plural tans
Learner's definition of TAN
1
[count] : a browning of the skin that is caused by the sun's rays（晒成的）褐色肤色，棕色肤色 2
[count, noncount] : a light brown color浅棕色；黄褐色；棕褐色 — see color picture on this page 2 tan /ˈtæn/ verb
tans; tanned; tanning
tans; tanned; tanning
Learner's definition of TAN
1
a [+ object] : to cause (skin) to become darker especially from being exposed to the sun's rays晒黑（皮肤） b [no object] : to become darker especially from being exposed to the sun's rays晒黑 — see also tanned, tanning 2
[+ object] : to change (the skin of an animal) into leather by a chemical process鞣（革）；硝（皮） 3
[+ object] informal + old-fashioned : to beat or whip (someone) very badly痛打（某人） 3 tan /ˈtæn/ adjective
Learner's definition of TAN
[more tan; most tan]
1
: having skin that has been made darker by being exposed to the sun's rays晒黑的 2
: having a light brown color黄褐色的；棕褐色的