tank
Vocabulary Word
BritishAmerican
★★★☆☆ Moderate
Neutral
含义: A container for liquids; an armoured military vehicle
箱，水槽，坦克
tanque, depósito, pecera
タンク、水槽、戦車
탱크, 수조, 전차
A tank is a large container for storing liquids or gases (water tank, fish tank, petrol tank). It is also a heavy armoured military vehicle with guns and tracks. Informally, 'to tank' means to fail badly (the project tanked). A 'think tank' is a research organisation.
「tank」是用于储存液体或气体的大型容器（水箱、鱼缸、油箱）。它也是一种带有枪炮和履带的重型装甲军用车辆。非正式地，「to tank」意味着严重失败。
Un «tank» es un contenedor grande para almacenar líquidos o gases. También es un vehículo militar blindado pesado con cañones y orugas. Informalmente, «to tank» significa fracasar estrepitosamente.
「tank」は、液体やガスを貯蔵するための大きな容器（水タンク、水槽、ガソリンタンク）です。また、銃と履帯を備えた重装甲の軍用車両でもあります。
tank는 액체나 기체를 저장하는 큰 용기(물탱크, 어항, 연료 탱크)를 가리킨다. 또한 대포와 무한궤도를 갖춘 중장갑 군사 차량이기도 하다. 비격식적으로 'to tank'는 크게 실패하다(프로젝트가 망했다)를 의미한다. 'think tank'는 연구 기관을 가리킨다.
例句
- The fish tank needs cleaning this weekend. 这个周末需要清理鱼缸。La pecera necesita limpiarse este fin de semana.週末に水槽を掃除する必要があります。주말에 어항을 청소해야 합니다.
- Make sure to fill the car's petrol tank before the trip. 旅行前确保把车的油箱加满。Asegúrate de llenar el depósito de gasolina del coche antes del viaje.旅行の前に車のガソリンタンクを満タンにしてください。여행 전에 자동차 연료 탱크를 가득 채워두세요.
- Military tanks rolled through the streets. 军用坦克在街道上行驶。Los tanques militares atravesaron las calles.軍の戦車が通りを走り抜けた。군용 전차가 거리를 지나갔다.
发音
用法指南
语境: general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Portuguese 'tanque' meaning 'a pool, lake', from 'estancar' (to dam up), or from Gujarati 'tānkh' (underground cistern). The military vehicle sense (1915) was a code name used to maintain secrecy during WWI development.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
更多同类表达
be
★★★★★
To exist or live; to have a particular quality, state, or...
and
★★★★★
Used to connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal impor...
of
★★★★★
Expressing the relationship between a part and a whole; b...
to
★★★★★
Expressing direction, destination, or the infinitive form...
a
★★★★★
Used before a noun to indicate one single thing or person
in
★★★★★
Located inside a place, area, or container; during a peri...
More from Abstract Concepts