n (1) 1)大槽(箱，罐，桶)，大容器(large container，usu for holding or storing fluids or gases)[C]：a fish/gasoline/hot-water/cold-water～鱼缸/油箱/热水罐/冷水罐;the petrol-～of a car 汽车的油箱;keep tropical fish in a glass～在玻璃缸里养热带鱼;The～in my car holds 40 liters of petrol. 我车子的油箱可装40升汽油。store (keep) water/plenty of gasoline in～s 把水/大量汽油储存在水罐(油箱)里;～truck 油罐车; 2)一槽(箱，罐，桶)的量(amount a tank holds)[C]：a～of water/gas/petrol 一缸水/一罐气/一油箱的汽油;〖同〗container;

(2)坦克车(kind of army vehicle with thick armour and tracks instead of wheels)[C]：T～s are used in war and are able to cross rough country. 坦克用于战争，能在崎岖不平的野地上行进。a～commander 坦克指挥官;

(3)(印度、巴基斯坦等国的)人工蓄水池(pool，pond or reservior)[C];

vi 给油箱加油(place，store or process in a tank)[I+adv(up)]：We can stop here and～up with best quality petrol. 我们可以停在这儿给油箱加一些高质量的油。

be/get tanked up 喝醉的：If he gets～ed up again，who will drive us home? 如果他再喝醉了，谁开车送我们回家?

→′tanker n 油轮;运油机