内容简介

养鱼养虾的 “鱼缸，水箱” 可以是 “tank”；汽车的 “油箱” 也可以叫 “tank”。不过，你知道夏天穿的 “背心，无袖上衣” 在英语里也被称为 “tank top” 吗？不仅如此，“tank” 还可以作动词使用。看视频，跟主持人 Phil 一起学习单词 “tank” 在英语中的四个常见含义和用法。

用法总结

1. tank（名词）：（作为计量单位）一箱油，一箱油的油量

• It's a long drive, it'll take two tanks.

• We still have half a tank of petrol left, so we don't need to stop at the next service station.

2. tank top（名词）：背心，无袖上衣

• Are you trying to show off your muscles with that ridiculous tank top?

• If the weather gets hotter, I will have to wear a tank top to work!

3. tank（动词）：彻底失败，惨淡收场

• That wasn't the right product. Our profits have tanked since we launched it.

• The project tanked because we weren't well-prepared. We need to plan ahead next time.

4. tank（动词）：故意输掉比赛

• What are you doing, are you trying to tank the match?

• The football team tanked their last match in order to avoid meeting the reigning champion in the knockout stage.