How do you use "Tank" in a sentence?

The movie tanked at the box office. Their stock price tanked. The product tanked in its first month.

Tank

Q: What does "Tank" mean?

To fail completely (American). When something fails badly, especially at the box office or in sales. American slang that has spread internationally.

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意味: To fail completely (American).

彻底失败（美式表达）。

Fracasar completamente (americano).

完全に失敗する（アメリカ英語）。

완전히 실패하다 (미국식)

When something fails badly, especially at the box office or in sales. American slang that has spread internationally.

某事惨败，特别是在票房或销售方面。这是已经传播到国际上的美国俚语。

Cuando algo fracasa estrepitosamente, especialmente en taquilla o ventas. Jerga americana que se ha extendido internacionalmente.

特に興行収入や売上で大失敗すること。国際的に広まったアメリカのスラング。

특히 흥행이나 매출에서 크게 실패하는 것. 국제적으로 퍼진 미국 속어.

直訳: Sink like a tank

例文

The movie tanked at the box office.
那部电影票房惨败
La película fracasó en taquilla
その映画は興行的に大コケした
그 영화는 흥행에서 완전히 망했어.
Their stock price tanked.
他们的股价暴跌了
Sus acciones se desplomaron
株価が暴落した
주가가 폭락했어.
The product tanked in its first month.
那个产品第一个月就卖不动了
El producto fracasó en su primer mes
その製品は発売初月で大失敗した
그 제품은 출시 첫 달에 망했어.

発音

/tæŋk/

使い方ガイド

場面: failure, box office, stocks

トーン: emphatic, negative

✓ 正しい言い方

It tanked.
彻底失败了
Fracaso estrepitosamente
大失敗した
완전 망했어.
The movie tanked.
那部电影票房惨淡
La pelicula fue un desastre
その映画は大コケした
그 영화 망했어.
Stock prices tanked.
股价暴跌了
Los precios de las acciones se desplomaron
株価が暴落した
주가가 폭락했어.

✗ 間違った言い方

It failed
It failed（太普通）
It failed（demasiado común）
It failed（普通すぎる）
실패했어
It did badly
It did badly（不够有力）
It did badly（menos impacto）
It did badly（インパクトが弱い）
잘 안 됐어

よくある間違い

Very common in business/entertainment
American origin but now international

起源と歴史

Possibly from sinking, or from 'taking a tank' (losing in boxing).

語源: American slang

初出: 1970s

文化的背景

Era: Modern (1970s onwards)

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Box office reporting; Stock market news

Regional notes: American origin but now widely understood.

バリエーション

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このトピックの他の表現

Smash it ★★★★★ To succeed brilliantly or perform excellently. Nail it ★★★★★ To do something perfectly or exactly right. Pull it off ★★★★★ To succeed in doing something difficult. Fall through ★★★★★ To fail to happen or be completed. Ace it ★★★★★ To do something extremely well, especially a test. Flop ★★★★★ A complete failure, especially of a performance or product.