tan
noun · adjective · verb · numeralA1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A light, brown-like colour.
- 2.
A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
I'm hoping to get a tan this weekend at the beach.
- 3.
The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
- 4.
An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh
- 5.
(uncountable, usually)Synonym of picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts.
Đồng nghĩa: picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts
- 6.
(dialectal)A twig or small switch.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Yellowish-brown.
a tan suit
Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
- 2.
Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.
You’re looking very tan this week.
Đồng nghĩa: suntanned, tanned
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive, transitive)To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan, though I do burn.
- 2.
(transitive)To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid.
- 3.
(stative, transitive)To work as a tanner.
- 4.
(informal, transitive)To spank or beat.
- 5.
(Multicultural London English, slang, transitive)(transitive, MLE, slang) To kill by gun, to shoot.
numeral
numeral- 1.
(dialectal, rare)(dialect, rare) The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.
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Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English tan, from Old French tan (tanbark), from *tannos (green oak) – compare tann red oak, tannen –, from *tannos (green oak), of uncertain origin, but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)dʰonu (fir). Per this hypothesis, related to, femur, genitive feminis (thigh), Tann woods, Tanne (fir), thanë cranberry bush, θάμνος thicket, 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆,.