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

BNC.10856

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

• 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。
• 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。
• How about Kevin Franks and the case of the killer orgasm?
  凯文案和性杀手案算不算？
• ( 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。
• Hot out of the oven, these franks are drenched in cold salty water, to chill them in preparation for packaging.
  热腾腾地出炉，这些牛肉热狗被浸泡在又冷又咸的水中，为了准备包装而冷却它们。
• 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。
• On Gregory of Tours 'The History of the Franks
  蛮族习气和宗教的胜利时代的真实记叙&都尔主教格雷戈里《法兰克人史》的文学分析
• 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。
• The West Germanic language of the franks.
  法兰克人讲的西日耳曼语。
• Let us take the country of the franks.
  就拿法兰克王国来说。