tankful

/ˈtæŋk.fʊl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtæŋk.fʊl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtaŋk How to pronounce tank (audio)/ (ame, mw)

tankful — noun

  • tankfulsingular
  • tankfulsplural

1. the amount of a liquid or gas needed to completely fill a container such as a fu

1.名詞B1
釋義

the amount of a liquid or gas needed to completely fill a container such as a fuel tank, a water tank, or an aquarium.

例句

Joon filled the car with a tankful of petrol before driving to Busan.

a tankful of [fuel type]

A full tankful of propane lasted the Watanabe family through the whole barbecue season.

a full tankful of [gas]

同義詞
  • load

    more general; a load can fill any vehicle or container, not necessarily a tank

文法句型

a tankful of [liquid/gas]

[determiner] + tankful + of + [noun]

用法筆記

Countable noun, almost always used in the singular. The object of the preposition 'of' specifies what fills the tank — typically a fuel, liquid, or gas. It is the amount, not the container itself, that is being referred to.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a tankful.' (when meaning the container)
✅I bought a tank.
💡'tankful' means the amount inside a tank, not the tank itself.