tank
noun
verb
tæŋk
noun
1
a
large
container
for
storing
liquid
or
gas
〔储存液体或气体的〕箱，罐
BrE AmE
The
water
tank
is
leaking.
水箱在漏水。
Somehow
the
chemical
got
from
a
storage
tank
into
water
supplies.
不知怎么的，这种化学物从蓄水箱进入了供水系统。
fish/marine/breeding
tank
the
plane’s
fuel
tank
飞机的油箱
petrol
tank
2
tankful
also
又作
the
amount
of
liquid
or
gas
held
in
a
tank
〔液体或气体〕满满一箱的容量
We
set
off
next
day
on
a
full
tank.
第二天我们油箱满满地出发了。
[+
of
]
a
tankful
of
petrol
一箱汽油
3
a
heavy
military
vehicle
that
has
a
large
gun
and
runs
on
two
metal
belts
fitted
over
its
wheels
坦克
4
a
large
artificial
pool
for
storing
water
人工蓄水池
5
in the tank
failing
and
losing
money
[美，非正式] 失败; 赔钱
AmE informal
be/go
in
the
tank
Sales
can’t
keep
going
up,
but
that
doesn’t
mean
the
industry
is
going
in
the
tank.
销售不能持续增长，但那并不是说这个行业不景气。
verb
6
to
decrease
quickly
or
be
very
unsuccessful
快速减少; 完败
I
Not
long
after
the
chairman
resigned,
shares
in
the
company
tanked.
董事长辞职后不久，该公司的股票就暴跌了。
7
to
travel
very
fast
in
a
car
or
vehicle
[英，非正式] 乘车快速行进
I | BrE informal
8
to
fail
badly
and
be
very
unsuccessful
[非正式] 彻底失败
I | informal
His
last
film
tanked
in
the
States,
but
did
well
in
the
UK.
他最新的电影在美国一败涂地，但在英国却很成功。
9
tank it
also
又作
to
deliberately
lose
a
sports
game
that
you
could
have
won
故意输掉比赛，佯败
T
10
to
put
petrol
in
your
car
so
that
the
tank
is
full
[尤美] 〔给汽车〕加满汽油