tanker /ˈtæŋkə/ n. ［c］加油机；油轮，罐车：an oil tanker油船；air tanker灭火飞机, 空中加油飞机；giant/huge/large tanker巨型油轮；a tanker carrying thousands of tons of crude oil装载数千吨原油的油船A damaged tanker has spilled millions of gallons of oil into the sea.一艘损坏的油轮在大海上泄漏了数百万加仑的油。