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

• 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？
• The dominant genius of the "franks" was feudal, military and romantic.
  “法兰克人”，突出的天才具有封建、好斗和浪漫的色彩。
• 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。
• It's just between your theories on the medication, and franks.
  我只是在想你关于药品和对弗兰克斯的分析。
• Charlemagne, king of the franks, became the first emperor of the Holy Roman empire.
  查理曼，法兰克人的国王，在这一天成为了神圣罗马帝国的第一任皇帝。
• Among the Franks, slaves and freedmen of the king played a leading part first at the court and then in the state;
  在法兰克人中间，国王的奴隶和被释放者，起初在宫廷里，后来在国家中，都起了重要的作用；
• 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？
• The longest-lasting of these kingdoms, that of the franks, laid the foundation for later European states.
  其中最长久的法兰克王国为后来的欧洲国家建立了基础。
• A member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the4th century AD.
  在公元四世纪定居在荷兰的弗兰克部族的人。
• They have it out for Franks because he's keeping them locked in here.
  他们说是弗兰克斯是因为，弗兰克斯把他们关在这。