释义 |
plank /plangk/ noun- A long piece of timber, thicker and usu narrower than a board
- A special board on which fish, etc, is cooked and served (N American)
- One of the principles or aims that form the platform or programme of a political party, etc
transitive verb- To cover with planks
- To pay down or table (with down)
- To cook on a plank (US)
- To put down with a thump or plump (often with down; Scot or dialect)
ORIGIN: L planca a board plankˈing noun - The act of laying planks
- A series of planks
- Work made up of planks
plank bed noun A prison bed of wood without a mattress walk the plank To suffer the former maritime punishment of being forced to walk off the end of a plank projecting over the ship's side |