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 frank [fræŋk]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 坦白的, 率直的, 老实的

vt. 免费邮寄

n. 免费邮寄特权

[经] 免费通行, 特许自由出入, 免费邮寄


  1. To be very frank, I think you have very little chance of getting the job.
    坦白地说，我认为你获得这项工作的机会微乎其微。
  2. He is an extremely frank person.
    他是个极其老实的人。
  3. People at the party were embarrassed when Frank got drunk and made an exhibition of himself.
    弗兰克喝醉了，出尽洋相，使参加聚会的人很难为情。


frank
[ noun ]
  1. a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century

    2. <noun.person>
  2. a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

    3. <noun.food>
[ verb ]
  1. stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing

    2. <verb.contact> postmark
  2. exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks

    3. <verb.communication>
[ adj ]
  1. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

    2. <adj.all>
    blunt talking and straight shooting
    a blunt New England farmer
    I gave them my candid opinion
    forthright criticism
    a forthright approach to the problem
    tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
    it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
    plainspoken and to the point
    a point-blank accusation
  2. clearly manifest; evident

    3. <adj.all>
    frank enjoyment


Frank \Frank\, n. [OF. franc.]
A pigsty. [Obs.]


Frank \Frank\, n. [See {Frank}, a.]
The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free
of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or
signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to
go free of postage. Called also the {franking privilege}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must
burn my letter and begin again. --Cowper.


Frank \Frank\, v. t.
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to
fatten. [Obs.] --Shak.


Frank \Frank\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The common heron; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]


Frank \Frank\, n. [Cf. F. franc. See {Frank}, a.]
1. (Ethnol.) A member of one of the German tribes that in the
fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established
the kingdom of France.

2. A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a
term used in the Levant.

3. A French coin. See {Franc}.

frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {franked}
(fr[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {franking}.]
1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. --Dickens.

2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package,
or packet, etc.


frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. {franker}
(fr[a^][ng]k"[~e]r); superl. {frankest}.] [F. franc free,
frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a
Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the
French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf.
{Franc}, {French}, a., {Franchise}, n.]
1. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.]
``It is of frank gift.'' --Spenser.

2. Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved;
using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature,
conversation, manner, etc.

3. Liberal; generous; profuse. [Obs.]

Frank of civilities that cost them nothing.
--L'Estrange.

4. Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.
--Spenser.

Syn: Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved;
undisguised; sincere. See {Candid}, {Ingenuous}.

  1. Kondo said the two foreign ministers' talks on the territorial issue were "frank, serious and heated." Moscow has consolidated its occupation of the Kurils, which guard Moscow's access to the Pacific, with 10,000 troops.
  2. This week, official newspapers carried an unusual, frank discussion of the heated debate during the party Central Committee meeting and word that Gen.
  3. He says the subject is an important one, and beginning to spread to the UK and elsewhere, but he adds: 'To be frank, it is not absolutely the thing of the 1990s.
  4. "To be frank with you, I never got around to reading the thing, but some of the staff got a kick out of reading this stuff," he said.
  5. "Only by engaging in a full and frank debate, only by working with our colleagues and having the administration work with us, can we refine our approach to the problem and strengthen our national commitment to solve it," he said.
  6. An inquiry by the board would destroy "any atmosphere of frank and open discussions" and could force the News "to divulge confidential or proprietary information," the judge wrote.
  7. Such receptions in Moscow, Leningrad and particularly in Baku were very frank and sincere." Tehran television said Baku's Moslems thronged to receive the Iranian delegation.
  8. In many small businesses, you can't be brutally frank with, say, your partner or executive vice president, because that person is relying on the business to feed his family.
  9. "To be quite frank, a lot of police officers around the country look like slobs," one of the three judges, Scott Kingwill of Law and Order magazine, said.
  10. The unusual presentation may reflect a willingness by Krenz to allow more frank discussion of national problems in the state-controlled media.
  11. The frank realism of these people's behaviour - their evident belief in themselves - was thoroughly beguiling, and yet they were placed in a nowhere.
  12. Later he encouraged frank press reports of the subsequent protests, it said.
  13. Government officials have played down expectations of what might be achieved, though they have held meetings - with often frank exchanges - in workplaces across the country.
  14. It is ironic that Paul A. Gigot decided to spotlight Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, perhaps Congress's most literate member, in his column excoriating the congressional frank (Potomac Watch, Sept. 15).
  15. Ortega later characterized the discussion as "frank, friendly and constructive."
  16. And let's be frank on this score.
  17. In the unusually frank speech, he acknowledged that the economic situation was "grave" because of a severe drought this past year, reduced exports and productivity, and a failure to fulfill centrally-planned targets.
  18. "It is tragic, to be frank." He said Poles were being treated in a "friendly" way, but a companion said many were having trouble getting the exit permits needed to leave Iraq.
  19. Bykovsky, in one of several frank reports on Soviet space failures to come out recently, describes how he began training for the lunar flight, expected as early as 1968, Tass said.
  20. The commercial was a surprisingly frank attempt to meet head-on the feeling of distance that many people get from this man who will become the Democratic presidential nominee.
  21. In an unusually frank resignation speech, Mr Camacho promised to continue in politics and fight for advances in democracy.
  22. In the first act only the frank scherzo-music had any spark; the playful and mischievous moments which need to enliven Tosca's scene with her lover came out like squeezed toothpaste. By contrast, the climaxes were often raw and overblown.
  23. Delegates from both countries characterized the meeting as open and frank.
  24. In a brief statement, Runcie said his talks likely would be "frank" but he was confident they would lead to increased understanding.
  25. "These economic summits have become a framework for frank, constructive dialogue, a dialogue for progress that I believe will be advanced greatly in these next three days.
  26. What it does, to be brutally frank, is put us technologically in the grasp of AT&T." In September, Judge Greene ruled that the Bells may "transmit" various information services but can't originate the data themselves.
  27. "The U.S. attitude towards Venezuela's position has been one of frank gratitude," Mr. Perez said.
  28. He said this month in a letter to more than 60 executives that a 'frank and open exchange of views' would be helpful. Lloyd's said yesterday that the forums, which will take place each month, will not supplant the work of existing market committees.
  29. Confidence is important. If you're going to have frank exchanges, then you have to have a certain degree of confidentiality.
  30. Burns said the president "was very candid." "It was a very, very frank exchange of ideas that we had with him and he's got to make his decision in his way in his own time and I'm confident that he will do it," said Burns.
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