FRANKS

英 [fræŋks]

美 [fræŋks]

v.  (在信件上)盖邮资已付印记，盖免付邮资印记
frank的第三人称单数和复数

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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 坦白的;直率的;坦诚的
  If someone isfrank, they state or express things in an open and honest way.
  1. 'It is clear that my client has been less than frank with me,' said his lawyer...
     “很明显我的委托人对我不够坦白，”他的律师说。
  2. They had a frank discussion about the issue.
     他们对这个问题进行了开诚布公的讨论。
• VERB (在信封或邮包上)盖邮资已付戳记，盖免费邮戳
  When a letter or parcelis franked, it is marked with a symbol that shows that the proper charge has been paid or that no stamp is needed.
  1. The letter was franked in London on August 6.
     这封信 8 月 6 日在伦敦盖过免费邮戳。
  2. ...a self-addressed, franked envelope.
     署明回邮地址且已付邮资的信封
• PHRASE (尤用于观点可能令人不悦时)老实讲，坦白说
  You can say 'to be frank' or 'to be frank with you' to introduce a statement which is your honest opinion, especially when the person you are talking to might not like it.
  1. To be frank, he could also be a bit of a bore...
     老实说，他有时也会让人厌烦。
  2. To be frank with you, Harvey, I may have made a mistake.
     老实跟你讲，哈维，我可能犯了个错。

双语例句

• The West Germanic language of the franks.
  法兰克人讲的西日耳曼语。
• ( 742-814) king of the Franks; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons.
  （742-814）法兰克的国王；伦巴第族人和萨克逊人的征服者。
• I heard Hendricks arguing with Franks the day she died.
  我听见韩芮克当天死之前还在跟弗兰克斯争论。
• Did not the Franks prefer flight to battle, and use their spurs?
  他们不是怯于交战而策马溃逃吗？
• Not now. I'm going to talk to franks.
  现在不行，我要去问问弗兰克斯。
• Let us take the country of the franks.
  就拿法兰克王国来说。
• Tim Franks reports from Jerusalem.
  蒂姆弗兰克斯报告耶路撒冷。
• In addition, Chief of the Central Command, General Franks, has never seen the paper.
  况且中央指挥部总指挥官佛兰克斯将军本人也没见过这个文件。
• Did not you, in our own time, engage the Franks at mortemer?
  在我们的时代，你们不是曾在摩梯同法兰克人打过仗了吗？
• Bowden says beef's bad rap comes from highly processed varieties like McDonald's hamburgers and ballpark franks.
  鲍登说，来自高度加工的品种如麦当劳的汉堡包是罪魁祸首。