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单词 suntan
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suntan

[ suhn-tan ]
/ ˈsʌnˌtæn /
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noun

a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
Also called mayfair tan, merida. a light to medium yellow-brown.
Also called pastel orange. a medium orange color.

verb (used with or without object), sun·tanned, sun·tan·ning.

tan1 (defs. 2, 4).

Origin of suntan

First recorded in 1900–05; sun + tan1

Words nearby suntan

sun star, sunstone, sunstroke, sunstruck, sunsuit, suntan, suntanned, suntans, sun tea, suntrap, sunup
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Example sentences from the Web for suntan

  • I did recognize Mr. Kennedy and his suntan I had been hearing about.

    Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

  • We all went out together in a group of boys and girls in order to get—to swim a little and to get a suntan.

    Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for suntan

suntan
/ (ˈsʌnˌtæn) /

noun

  1. a brownish colouring of the skin caused by the formation of the pigment melanin within the skin on exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or a sunlampOften shortened to: tan
  2. (as modifier)suntan oil

Derived forms of suntan

suntanned, adjective
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Words related to suntan

beige, drab, khaki, brownish, natural, gold, saddle, ecru, cream, bronze, buff, biscuit, sand, olive, umber, tawny, yellowish
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