frank
四级,六级,考研,托福,1
英[fræŋk]
|美[fræŋk]
adj.坦白的,直率的;清楚表明的;明显的
n.弗兰克;免费邮寄权;免费邮戳或签名;免费邮寄的信件
vt.免费寄(邮件);盖免费邮寄公章;盖邮戳;便于使(人)自由地来往
日语:フランク
法语:franc
德语:frank
韩语:솔직한
俄语:franco
牛津词典
adj.
- 坦率的;直率的
honest and direct in what you say, sometimes in a way that other people might not like
- a full and frank discussion
坦诚的充分讨论 - a frank admission of guilt
坦率承认心里有愧 - He was very frank about his relationship with the actress.
他对自己和那位女演员的关系直言不讳。 - To be frank with you , I think your son has little chance of passing the exam.
坦诚相告,我认为你的儿子不大可能通过考试。
verb
- (在信件上)盖邮资已付印记,盖免付邮资印记
to stamp a mark on an envelope, etc. to show that the cost of posting it has been paid or does not need to be paid
词形变化
过去分词:franked 形容词最高级:frankest 形容词比较级:franker 现在分词:franking 过去式:franked 第三人称单数:franks
中文词源
frank 坦率的,真诚的,优雅的Frank 法兰克人
来自Frank, 法兰克人,部落名。在公元五世纪,整个西欧仍处在一种野蛮的部落时代,整个社会被分成自由人,俘虏,和奴隶三个等级,而Frank人做为战胜级,享受唯一的自由权。后部落名通用化,赋予诸多美好的词义,如自由的,高贵的,美丽的,优雅的,大方的,真诚的等。后主要用于坦率的,其它词义逐渐废弃。参照电影《庞贝末日》。可能来自old Germanic*frankon, 标枪,词源可能同fork. 比较Saxon, 词源同sax, 斧头。
双语例句
- He had worked alongside Frank and Mark and they had become friends
他与弗兰克和马克一起工作过,并且成了朋友。
- 'How is Frank?' he asked
“弗兰克怎么样了?”他问道。
- If you'll bear with me, Frank, just let me try to explain.
你要对我有点儿耐心,弗兰克,让我跟你解释。
- Frank Browne shook more sauce over his chips.
弗兰克·布朗在炸薯条上又撒了些酱汁。
- After their meeting, both men described the talks as frank, friendly and constructive
会面之后,两位男士均形容此次会谈坦率、友好且富有建设性。
- Frank Deford is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine.
弗兰克·德福特是杂志《名利场》的特约编辑。
- Frank didn't like having the cops know where to find him.
弗兰克不想让警察知道去哪里可以找到他。
- I know Frank will be delighted to see you
我知道弗兰克见到你会很高兴的。
- Frank was in full flight when he reached them
弗兰克正在拼命奔逃,这时他联系到了他们。
- '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。
- 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。
- 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。
- To be frank, he could also be a bit of a bore
老实说,他有时也会让人厌烦。
- 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。
- Frank looked at Jim with imploring eyes.
弗兰克以恳求的眼神看着吉姆。
- She hadn't followed her instinct and because of this Frank was dead.
她没有听从自己心里的话,弗兰克因此死了。
- She and Frank had never gotten around to opening a joint account
她和弗兰克还没有抽出时间去开联名账户。
- I'm not kidding, Frank. There's a cow out there, just standing around
我没有开玩笑,弗兰克。外面有一头母牛,就站在附近。
- He latched the door, tested it, and turned around to speak to Frank.
他把门锁上,又试了试,然后转身和弗兰克说话。
- You misheard me, Frank
弗兰克,你听错了。
- Frank put the first plank down and nailed it in place
弗兰克放下第一块厚木板,把它钉在合适的位置上。
- Frank is of the opinion that the 1934 yacht should have won.
弗兰克认为本该是那艘1934年的帆船获胜。
- Frank was there and he is a perfect peach.
弗兰克在那儿,他是个非常可爱的人。
- Mr Frank has seen the economy of his town slashed by the uprising.
弗兰克先生亲历了自己城镇的经济因暴动而大幅下滑的过程。
- Frank Deford is a special correspondent for Newsweek magazine.
弗兰克·德福特是《新闻周刊》杂志的特派记者。
- Even sensible Frank had fallen under her spell.
甚至连一向理智的弗兰克都被她迷住了。
- Ronan Rafferty had tied with Frank Nobilo.
罗南·拉弗蒂和弗兰克·诺比洛打成了平局。
- Frank has developed what I would term an unhealthy relationship with these people
弗兰克与这些人的关系在我看来不正常。
- Despite my friendship with Frank, I tried not to take sides with him in his argument with his brother.
尽管我和佛兰克好,却尽量在他们兄弟的争吵中不偏护他。
- To be frank, I don't like him.
老实说,我不喜欢他。
语源
Middle English (in the sense free): from Old French franc, from medieval Latin francusfree, from Francus(see Frank: only Franks had full freedom in Frankish Gaul). Another Middle English sense was generous, which led to the current senseearly 18th cent.: from frank, an early sense being free of obligation