shank
noun/ʃæŋk/
/ʃæŋk/
Idioms - the straight narrow part between the two ends of a tool or an object
长柄；杆 - the shank of a key
钥匙柄
- the shank of a key
- the part of an animal’s or a person’s leg between the knee and ankle
（动物或人的）胫，小腿 - the top part of the leg of an animal, cooked and eaten
（动物的）大腿肉 - braised lamb shanks
炖羊腿
- braised lamb shanks
Word OriginOld English sceanca, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch schenk ‘leg bone’ and High German Schenkel ‘thigh’.
Idioms
(on) Shanks’s pony
- (British English, informal) walking, rather than travelling by car, bus, etc.
步行；徒步 - ‘How did you get here?’ ‘Shanks’s pony!’
“你是怎么到这里来的？”“香克斯的小马！”
- ‘How did you get here?’ ‘Shanks’s pony!’