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shank

/shangk/US // ʃæŋk //UK // (ʃæŋk) //

柄部,杆部,柄,柄部的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
    • : a corresponding or analogous part in certain animals.
    • : the lower limb in humans, including both the leg and the thigh.
    • : a cut of meat from the top part of the front or back leg of an animal.
    • : a narrow part of various devices, as a tool or bolt, connecting the end by which the object is held or moved with the end that acts upon another object.
    • : a straight, usually narrow, shaftlike part of various objects connecting two more important or complex parts, as the stem of a pipe.
    • : Slang. shiv.
    • : a knob, small projection, or end of a device for attaching to another object, as a small knob on the back of a solid button, or the end of a drill for gripping in a shaft.
    • : the long, straight part of an anchor connecting the crown and the ring.
    • : the straight part of a fishhook away from the bent part or prong.
    • : Music. crook.
    • : Informal. the early or main part of a period of time: It was just the shank of the evening when the party began.the latter part of a period of time: They didn't get started until the shank of the morning.
    • : the narrow part of the sole of a shoe, lying beneath the instep.
    • : shankpiece.
    • : Printing. the body of a type, between the shoulder and the foot.
    • : Golf. a shot veering sharply to the right after being hit with the base of a club shaft.
    • : the part of a phonograph stylus or needle on which the diamond or sapphire tip is mounted.
    • : Jewelry. the part of a ring that surrounds the finger; hoop.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Golf. to hit with the base of the shaft of a club just above the club head, causing the ball to go off sharply to the right.
    • : Slang. to cut or stab with a shank; shiv.
    • : Slang. to undermine or discredit in a sneaky manner, as with innuendo, rumor, accusation, or the like.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Chiefly Scot. to travel on foot.Compare shanks' mare.

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Examples

  • The grandest meat, on the other hand, is braised lamb shank.

  • If she got caught with a shank, they would up her custody level.

  • Seager writes about being threatened by a patient with a shank carved out of an eyeglass stem.

  • It is one of the only times I can think of when life imitates art to the very bleeding edge of an aluminum shank.

  • You see, the victim can slip up behind you on any given day and stick a shank in your ribs—or pay someone else to do it.

  • Everyone complains that Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray shank shots but stubbornly stick to the same strategy.

  • Its only the shank of the evening, officer, rejoined the old man, as he fumbled with the latch key and finally opened the door.

  • The invalid sat on the shank of a mushroom anchor, and smoked his pipe while he affected to superintend the work.

  • The Cad bait, with a little hackle round the top of the shank of the hook, kills well.

  • Who dat er woicin' dat hebbenly pocklermashun outen dar in de shank o' de night?

  • A stout shank was gripped by the split wood, and strongly bound in its socket with a thong of hide.