Shank
n. 胫, 腿骨, 杆, 柄\\nvt. 用铁球棒末端击球\\nvi. 花从病梗上枯萎脱落
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
shank
n
1 straight slender part of an implement, etc; shaft 工具等的长柄; 杆
the shank of an anchor, a key, a golf-club 锚杆、 钥匙柄、 高尔夫球棒的杆.
2 (usu pl 通常作复数) (often joc or derog 常作戏谑语或作贬义) leg, esp the part between the knee and the ankle 腿; （尤指）小腿
long thin shanks 细长的腿.
3 (idm 习语) on Shanks's `pony/`mare (dated infml joc 旧, 口, 谑) on foot (not by car, etc) 步行; 徒步
If you won't drive me, I'll have to get there on Shanks's pony. 要是你不开车送我去, 那我就只好走著去了.
🗣️ 情景例句
And ...?
而且……
I hope I'm not in the way.
我希望没有造成妨碍。
The wagging dance of the honey bee, therefore, did show the direction of a feeding place.
如果喂食地点背离太阳，摇摆舞的直线部分就朝下。因此，蜜蜂的摇摆舞的确表示喂食点的方向。