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frank

/frangk/US // fræŋk //UK // (fræŋk) //

坦率,坦诚,弗兰克,坦率地说

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    frank·er, frank·est.

    • : direct and unreserved in speech; straightforward; sincere: Her criticism of my work was frank but absolutely fair.
    • : without inhibition or subterfuge; direct; undisguised: a frank appeal for financial aid.
    • : Pathology. unmistakable; clinically evident: frank blood.
    • : Archaic. liberal or generous.
    • : Obsolete. free.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a signature or mark affixed by special privilege to a letter, package, or the like to ensure its transmission free of charge, as by mail.
    • : the privilege of franking letters, packages, etc.
    • : a franked letter, package, etc.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to mark for transmission free of the usual charge, by virtue of official or special privilege; send free of charge, as mail.
    • : to convey free of charge.
    • : to enable to pass or go freely: to frank a visitor through customs.
    • : to facilitate the comings and goings of, especially in society: A sizable inheritance will frank you faster than anything else.
    • : to secure exemption for.
    • : Carpentry. to assemble with a miter joint through the moldings and a butt joint or mortise-and-tenon joint for the rest.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.completely honest
Synonyms
blunt直言不讳,直率的,钝的,直率bold大胆,黑体,大胆的,黑体字brazen厚颜无耻,厚脸皮,厚颜无耻的,厚颜无耻之徒direct直接,直接的,直达,直接的说familiar熟悉的,熟悉,熟悉的人,陌生的free免费的,免费,自由的,自由heart-to-heart心心相印,心与心的交流,心对心,心连心natural自然,自然的,天然的,天然open开放,开放的,开放式,开放式的plain朴素的,普通的,朴素,平凡的real真正的,真实的,真实,真正straight直,直接,笔直的,直的upright直立的,直立,直立式的,正直的aboveboard高于市场的价格,高于市场价格,高于市场的,高于市场apparent明显的,显而易见的,显而易见,显然的artless无艺术,无艺术性,没有艺术,无术bare-faced光明正大,光明正大的,赤裸裸的,赤裸裸的脸call a spade a spade言归正传,巧言令色,说话算话,说话算数candid坦率,坦诚,坦率的,直率downright明显的,彻底的,确切地说easy容易,轻松,方便,简单flat-out彻底的,毫无保留地,彻底地,彻底forthright坦率的,率直的,坦率,明朗的from the hip从头至尾,从头到尾,从头开始,从头到脚guileless无罪的,无辜的,无罪,无耻ingenuous天真烂漫,天真无邪,天真烂漫的,天真lay it on the line敷衍了事,敷衍塞责,搁置like it is就像它是,如是,像这样,如是者matter-of-fact实事求是,实事求是的,事实是,事实naive天真无邪,天真烂漫,天真,天真无邪的outright直截了当,直截了当的,彻底的,彻底地outspoken直言不讳,直言不讳的,直率的,直言不讳的人plain-spoken简明扼要,简明扼要的,平易近人,朴实无华saying what one thinks心口如一,心直口快,心声,直言不讳scrupulous恪尽职守,一丝不苟,恪守,心细如发sincere真心实意,真心实意的,真心诚意,真诚的straightforward直截了当,直截了当的,直截了当地,坦率地说transparent透明的,透明,透明化,透明性truthful诚实的,诚实,实话实说,真实的unconcealed不隐瞒的,隐蔽的,不隐瞒,隐秘的undisguised不加掩饰的,不加掩饰,不加掩饰地,毫不掩饰地uninhibited不受约束的,不受拘束的,不羁的,不受约束unreserved无保留,无保留的,未保留的,无保留地unrestricted不受限制的,无限制的,不受限制,无限制up front在前面,前面的,在前面的,前面

Examples

  • This is a private conversation with experts and adoptive parents for a frank discussion about the process, needs and how their lives have changed by adopting.

  • As some in person meetings are beginning to resume, attendees say that aside from picking the location and setting a time to meet, frank discussions about the coronavirus are now part of the mix.

  • To be frank, landing pages live separately from your initial website.

  • The second monkey, I’ll dub him “Frank,” only got his sip of juice when he looked at the first target object.

  • I’ve written a book to try to explain my perspectives, and I hope people will say that it’s a frank and reasonable effort, and some important things change for the better.

  • A Wall Street person should not be allowed to help oversee the Dodd-Frank reforms.

  • Indeed, as an almost purely advisory firm, Lazard is (appropriately) barely affected by the Dodd-Frank reforms.

  • As he drove me back to the logging road, Frank told me about the area in his deep voice.

  • The housing bubble was at very the center of the financial crisis that birthed Dodd-Frank.

  • Think about it: Dodd-Frank was explicitly passed to drive a stake through the heart of the implicit concept of “too big to fail.”

  • Miss Thangue sat forward with the frank curiosity of the Englishwoman when inspecting a foreign specimen.

  • Bidding a young bank manager take charge of the detachment, Frank led the newcomer rapidly to headquarters.

  • To save his faithful servant Frank wheeled Nejdi, and cut down a native who was lunging at Chumru with a bayonet.

  • If you were to have a frank explanation with her, Blanche would very soon throw Jim Crow out of the window.

  • Frank loosened his sword from its fastenings and took a revolver in his left hand, in which he also held the reins.