| 单词 | shank |
| 释义 | shank /shangk/, n. 1. Anat. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg. 2. a corresponding or analogous part in certain animals. See diag. under horse. 3. the lower limb in humans, including both the leg and the thigh. 4. a cut of meat from the top part of the front (foreshank) or back (hind shank) leg of an animal. See diag. under beef. 5. a narrow part of various devices, as a tool or bolt, connecting the end by which the object is held or moved with the end that acts upon another object. 6. a straight, usually narrow, shaftlike part of various objects connecting two more important or complex parts, as the stem of a pipe. 7. a knob, small projection, or end of a device for attaching to another object, as a small knob on the back of a solid button, or the end of a drill for gripping in a shaft. 8. the long, straight part of an anchor connecting the crown and the ring. See diag. under anchor. 9. the straight part of a fishhook away from the bent part or prong. See illus. under fishhook. 10. Music. crook1 (def. 8). 11. Informal. a. the early part of a period of time: It was just the shank of the evening when the party began. b. the latter part of a period of time: They didn't get started until the shank of the morning. 12. the narrow part of the sole of a shoe, lying beneath the instep. 13. shankpiece. 14. Print. the body of a type, between the shoulder and the foot. See diag. under type. 15. Golf. a shot veering sharply to the right after being hit with the base of a club shaft. 16. the part of a phonograph stylus or needle on which the diamond or sapphire tip is mounted. 17. Jewelry. the part of a ring that surrounds the finger; hoop. 18. shank of the evening, the main or best part of the evening: Don't leave yet - it's just the shank of the evening. v.t. 19. Golf. to hit (a golf ball) with the base of the shaft of a club just above the club head, causing the ball to go off sharply to the right. v.i. 20. Chiefly Scot. to travel on foot. Cf. shanks' mare. [bef. 900; ME (n.); OE sc(e)anca; c. LG schanke leg, thigh; akin to G Schenkel thigh, Schinken ham] |
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