tank
n
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(a) large container, usu for liquid or gas 大容器(通常盛液体或气体); 大桶; 箱; 罐; 槽
the `petrol-tank of a car 汽车的油箱
keep tropical fish in a glass tank 在玻璃缸中养热带鱼
Water is stored in tanks under the roof. 水贮存於屋顶下的水箱中.
(b) (also tankful ) contents of this 大桶、 箱、 罐、 槽等所盛之物或量
We drove there and back on one tank of petrol. 我们开车到那里来回用了一油箱汽油.
2 armoured fighting vehicle with guns which moves on Caterpillar tracks 坦克车; 坦克
[attrib 作定语]
a tank commander 坦克指挥官.
3 (in India, Pakistan, etc) large artificial reservoir for storing water (印度、 巴基斯坦等)人工大水库. tank, v (phr v) tank up fill the tank of a vehicle, etc 将车辆等的油箱加满油. be/get tanked up (sl 俚) be/become drunk 喝醉
We got really tanked up on whisky and beer. 我们喝威士忌和啤酒喝醉了.