tan
verb
noun
adj
tæn verb
1 if you tan, or if the sun tans you, your skin becomes darker because you spend time in the sun (使)〔皮肤〕晒黑 I,T
She has a pale skin which doesn’t tan easily.
她的肤色很白,不容易被晒黑。
2 to make animal skin into leather by treating it with TANNIN (=a kind of acid) 鞣〔革〕,硝〔皮〕 T
noun
3 the attractive brown colour that someone with pale skin gets after they have been in the sun 〔被太阳晒成的〕棕褐色肤色; C
I wish I could get a tan like that.
但愿我能晒成那样的棕褐色肤色。
4 a light yellowish-brown colour 棕黄色,黄褐色 U
adj
5 having a light yellowish-brown colour 棕黄色的,黄褐色的
tan shoes
棕黄色的鞋子
6 having darker skin after spending time in the sun [美] 晒黑的; AmE
She arrived home tan and rested.
她回到家时皮肤晒黑了,人也精神了。