v (1)鞣革(用鞣酸处理动物皮)，制成皮革(make (the skin of an animal) into leather by using tannin)[T+n]：It takes skill to～cowhide. 用鞣酸处理牛皮是需要技术的。

(2)(使)晒成黄褐色(黑色)((cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun)[I，T+n]：Fair-skinned people～s easily. 皮肤白皙的人很容易晒黑。My skin～s quickly to a golden brown under the hot Spanish sun. 我的皮肤在西班牙炎热的阳光曝晒下很快变成金褐色。(sb's/sb's face) look very～ned(某人/某人的脸)显得很黑;～one's back a bit more 再晒一会儿后背;Hot sun will～your face quickly/you brown. 炎热的太阳会使你的脸很快变黑/你的皮肤变成黄褐色。〖同〗brown，bronze;〖反〗fade;

(3)痛打，鞭打(beat sb soundly)[T+n](infml)：～sb's hide/the hide off sb 痛打某人;

→′tanner n 制革工人;′tannery n 制革厂;

n (1)(经过阳光曝晒成的)黄褐色(黝黑)的肤色(sun-tanned skin)[C]：get a good/lovely～by exposing one's skin to the sun on one's Spanish holiday 经过曝晒/在西班牙度假时皮肤晒得很黑;come back with nice～s 皮肤晒得黑黑的回来了;My～is beginning to fade. 我晒黑的皮肤开始褪色了。

(2)浅棕色，黄褐色(light brown colour)[U]：I like some shoes in～. 我喜欢黄褐色的鞋。

adj 黄褐色的，晒得红红的(light yellowish brown)：～leather gloves/shoes/arms/faces 黄褐色的皮手套/黄褐色的鞋/晒得红红的胳膊/晒得红红的脸;〖同〗suntanned，bronzed，brownish