| 释义 |
shank/ʃæŋk/n. 1a the leg 腿 b the lower part of the leg; the leg from knee to ankle 小腿 c the shin bone 胫骨 2a the lower part of an animal's foreleg (动物前腿的)小腿 b archaic part of an animal's hind leg as a cut of meat [古义] (动物后腿的)腿肉 c US [美] = SHIN n. 2 3 a shaft or stem 杆；柄 4a the long narrow part of a tool etc. joining the handle to the working end (工具等的)长柄 b the stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc. (钥匙、汤匙、锚等的)柄，杆 c the straight part of a nail or fish-hook 钉杆；鱼钩身 5 the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe 鞋底的胫部 □ shanked adj. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)[Old English sceanca, from West Germanic] |