Tank up Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈtæŋk/ /ˈəp

TANGK-up

UK

tˈæŋk/ /ˈʌp

TANGK-up

释义

To fill the fuel tank of a vehicle completely. Informally, it can also mean to drink a lot of alcohol.

用法与细微差别

Usually informal. Common for cars, trucks, etc.: 'tank up the car'. Less commonly, means 'drink heavily' in casual speech: 'We tanked up last night.' Rare in formal writing.

• Spanish: llenar el tanque - repostar
• Portuguese (BR): abastecer o tanque - encher o tanque
• Portuguese (PT): abastecer o depósito - encher o depósito
• Chinese (Simplified): 加满油
• Chinese (Traditional): 加滿油
• Hindi: टैंक भरना
• Arabic: تعبئة الوقود
• Bengali: ট্যাঙ্ক ভরা - প্রচুর মদ পান করা
• Russian: заправиться - набраться (алкоголь)
• Japanese: 給油する - 飲みまくる
• Vietnamese: đổ đầy xăng - uống nhiều rượu
• Korean: 기름을 채우다 - 술을 많이 마시다
• Turkish: depoyu fullemek - çok içki içmek
• Urdu: ٹینک بھرنا - خوب شراب پینا
• Indonesian: mengisi penuh bensin - minum banyak alkohol

例句

We need to tank up before starting the trip.

basic

She stopped at the gas station to tank up.

basic

Let’s tank up now so we don't run out of gas later.

basic

We pulled over to tank up before hitting the highway.

natural

The guys decided to tank up at the bar after work.

natural

Be sure to tank up—it's a long way to the next station.

natural