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 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？
• 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。
• An exalted ideal; argue in terms of high-flown ideals-Oliver Franks; a noble and lofty concept.
  崇高的理想；为崇高的理想辩论-奥利弗·弗兰克斯；一个高贵而崇高的信念。
• In the process of dealing with the Franks, the Orthodox Church and the Roman pope and compete for spheres of influence, a profound impact on the relationship between Empire and the Holy Roman Empire.
  在与法兰克人交往过程中，东正教会与罗马教皇争夺势力范围，深刻影响到帝国与神圣罗马帝国的关系。
• How about Kevin Franks and the case of the killer orgasm?
  凯文案和性杀手案算不算？
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。