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tankful
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈtæŋk.fʊl/ us /ˈtæŋk.fʊl/
the amount that can be held by a tank (= container)一满箱的量
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Measurements of volume: informal
-ful
armload
basketful
boatload
bucketful
cup
dessertspoon
fistful
forkful
glass
glassful
jugful
plate
pocketful
pot
scoop
spoonful
tablespoonful
tbs
truckload
Examples of tankful
tankful
I did not inquire, for our tankful lasted us the week of our stay.
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But he wasn't done yet, by a whole tankful of fuel.
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To lessen their dangers, engineers always start, up hill or down, with a tankful of sand, and they sand the whiskers.
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They wanted to give it to me--by the tankful.
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But to be amused by such unfamiliar neighbors as a tankful of fish there is no real need either to stray abroad or to spend any money.
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