tank — a large container for holding liquid or gas
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a large container for holding liquid or gas
Pronunciation (IPA): /tæŋk/
Korean meaning: 액체나 기체를 저장하는 큰 용기
Korean pronunciation: 탱크 (강세: 탱크)
Example Sentences
- My car's tank can hold 50 liters of gas, but my wallet can only handle 10!
- The fish tank is so clean that the fish keep bumping into the glass.
- His presentation tanked so badly that even his mom fell asleep.
tank
NOUN//tæŋk//
a large container for holding liquid or gas
Workers monitor the massive industrial tank storing pressurized liquid
By the bank stands our tank, for which we thank!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
17세기 인도의 구자라트어 'tankh'에서 유래되어 포르투갈어를 거쳐 영어로 전해졌습니다. 원래는 인공 연못이나 저수지를 의미했는데, 나중에 군용 전차의 모양이 물탱크와 비슷해서 같은 이름을 갖게 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My car's tank can hold 50 liters of gas, but my wallet can only handle 10!”
“The fish tank is so clean that the fish keep bumping into the glass.”
“His presentation tanked so badly that even his mom fell asleep.”
“We need to fill up the tank before our road trip.”
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