1 a container for holding liquids or gas; the amount that a tank will hold 水箱;气罐;一箱或罐的量:
a water/fuel/petrol/fish tank水箱;燃料箱;油箱;鱼缸We drove there and back on one tank of petrol.我们靠一箱汽油开车来回跑了一趟。☞pictures at dive and motorbike 见dive及motorbike插图
2 a large, heavy military vehicle covered with strong metal and armed with guns, that moves on special wheels 坦克
tank1/tæŋk; tæŋk/n [C]1 a large container for liquid or gas〔盛液体或气体的〕箱﹐罐: +of a tank of water 一缸水The plane's fuel tanks were full. 飞机的油箱是满的。a storage tank 储存箱petrol tank BrE 【英】; gas tank AmE 【美】(=a tank in a vehicle to hold petrol) 油箱2 a large military vehicle that has a big gun and moves on metal belts that fit over the wheels 坦克(车)THINK TANK
tank2v tank sth up phr v AmE to fill a car's tank with petrol [ fill up BrE 【英】] 【美】给〔汽车〕加满汽油
tanktanktankstankedtankingnoun1a large container for holding liquid or gas: a fuel tank (= in a car)2a strong heavy vehicle with big guns. Tanks are used by armies in wars.