tan
/tæn/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- Of a light yellowish-brown color: Describing a color similar to that of tanned leather or a sun-kissed skin tone.
Noun:
- A light brown color: The color of tanned leather or a sunburned complexion.
- A browning of the skin: The darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to ultraviolet rays, typically from the sun.
- A trigonometric function: In a right-angled triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the side adjacent to that angle (abbreviation of tangent).
Verb:
- To become brown in the sun: To develop a darker skin color due to exposure to sunlight or artificial ultraviolet light.
- To convert hide into leather: To treat animal skins with tannic acid or other agents to produce durable leather.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- She wore a beautiful tan coat.
- The walls were painted a warm tan color.
Noun (Color/Skin):
- I got a nice tan during my vacation.
- The fabric is available in shades of tan and beige.
Noun (Mathematics):
- To find the angle, you need to calculate the inverse tan of the ratio.
Verb (Skin):
- She tans easily in the summer.
- He likes to tan by the pool.
Verb (Leather):
- Traditional methods are used to tan the hides.
Advanced Usage
- "to tan someone's hide" (idiomatic): To spank or beat someone, often used humorously or as a threat.
- If you don't behave, I'll tan your hide!
Variants and Related Words
Tanned (adjective): Having brown skin from the sun; or, converted into leather.
- He returned from the beach looking very tanned.
- Tanned leather is used for making belts.
Tanner (noun): A person whose job is to tan hides to make leather.
- Tannery (noun): A place where hides are tanned.
- Tanning (noun): The process of making leather or getting a suntan.
- Sun tanning can be dangerous without protection.
Synonyms
- Adjective/Noun (Color): Beige, tawny, buff, khaki.
- Verb (Skin): Bronze, brown, burnish.
- Verb (Leather): Cure, process, treat.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "tan" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
- "to have a tan": To possess a sun-darkened complexion.
- You really have a great tan!
- "catch a tan": To get a suntan.
- I hope to catch a tan while I'm on holiday.
Adjective
- of a light yellowish-brown color
Noun
- ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
- a light brown the color of topaz
- a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
Verb
- get a tan, from wind or sun
- treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather