Tan



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.鞣 ( 革)
• ［英］ v.鞣 ( 革) ( to convert ［hide］ into leather)
• ［同］ 派生词: tanner ( n.制革工人)
• ［例］ tan sheepskin ( 将羊皮制成皮革)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (tanned; tanning)

• Etymology: Middle English tannen, from Anglo-French tanner, from Medieval Latin tannare, from tanum, tannum tanbark
• Date: 13th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to convert (hide) into leather by treatment with an infusion of tannin-rich bark or other agent of similar effect
    • b. to convert (protein) to leather or a similar substance
  • 2. to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
  • 3. thrash, whip
• intransitive verb
  • to get or become tanned

II. adjective (tanner; tannest)

• Date: 1586
• 1. of, relating to, or used for tan or tanning
• 2. of the color tan

III. noun

• Etymology: French, tanbark, from Old French, from Medieval Latin tanum
• Date: 1674
• 1. a tanning material or its active agent (as tannin)
• 2. a brown color imparted to the skin especially by exposure to the sun
• 3. a light yellowish brown
• 4. plural tan-colored articles of clothing

IV. abbreviation

• tangent

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