單字庫

tank

/ˈtæŋk/KK

練發音
名詞
高中
難度 6 個義項
交通
also verb
變化形
複數

tanks

1.
坦克車;戰車
常用

配備裝甲與大型火砲的履帶式軍用車輛。

用法:可數名詞。

an armored tank
a battle tank
a tank crew
a tank division

Several tanks moved slowly past the people during the event.

幾輛坦克在活動中慢慢地從人們身旁經過。

2.
槽;罐;箱
極常用

用來盛裝液體、氣體或其他物質的大型容器,常以金屬或塑膠製成。

用法:可數名詞。用於車輛時,fuel tank 指燃料箱;water tank 指儲水槽。

water tank
fuel tank
gas tank
storage tank
fill a tank

Before the typhoon, Dad checked the water tank on the roof.

颱風來前,爸爸檢查了頂樓的儲水槽。

3.
魚缸;水族箱;水槽
常用

飼養魚類、水生動物或水生植物的玻璃或透明容器。

用法:可數名詞。fish tank 通常寫成兩個字。

fish tank
aquarium tank
a tank of fish
clean a tank

My younger brother feeds the fish in the tank every day after school.

我弟弟每天放學後餵魚缸裡的魚。

4.
把燃料加滿;加滿油
較少用
非正式

把燃料加進車輛或容器的油箱,使其裝滿或接近裝滿。

用法:可作及物或不及物動詞。tank up 通常表示替車子或自己準備長途行程而加滿油。

tank up
tank up before a trip
tank the car up
tank a vehicle up

We filled the tank before we drove away.

我們開車離開前把油箱加滿了。

5.
慘敗;一落千丈;垮掉
常用
非正式

指生意、成績、電影、股價等表現極差,或價值、人氣迅速大幅下跌。

用法:常作不及物動詞:The stock tanked。也可作及物動詞,但較少見,例如 tank a project。

the market tanked
sales tanked
tank at the box office
tank badly

The new movie tanked at the box office after getting bad reviews.

這部新電影因為收到負評,在票房上慘敗。

6.
故意擺爛;故意輸掉
常用
非正式

故意表現不佳或輸掉比賽,以取得較有利的後續結果。

用法:常作不及物動詞,也可接受詞,如 tank the season。此用法通常帶有批評意味。

tank for a better draft pick
tank the season
accuse a team of tanking
deliberately tank

Some fans thought the team was tanking to get a better player next year.

有些球迷認為這支球隊故意輸球,是為了明年選到更好的球員。

常見錯誤

We put gas in the tank full.

We filled the tank with gas./We filled up the tank.

The team did tanked on purpose.

The team tanked on purpose./The team was accused of tanking on purpose.

There are many fishes in the fish tank.

There are many fish in the fish tank.

The company was tanked last year.

The company tanked last year./The company’s sales tanked last year.

相關字詞
tank up 片語形式
reservoir 近義
in the tank for 片語形式
armored vehicle 上位
aquarium 近義
學習提示

・tank 最常見的意思是「坦克車」或「大型槽、罐」。要靠前後文判斷,例如 gas tank 是油箱,fish tank 是魚缸。

・表示「慘敗、一落千丈」時,tank 是非正式動詞,常用於票房、銷售額、股價或考試表現。

・在運動新聞中,tank 常暗示為了未來利益而故意輸球,因此通常帶有負面評價。

← 回到高中單字庫