| 单词 | plank |
| 释义 | plank n. & v. --n 1. a long flat piece of timber used esp. in building, flooring, etc. 2. an item of a political or other programme (cf. PLATFORM). --vtr. 1. provide, cover, or floor, with planks. 2. (usu. foll. by down; also absol.) esp. US colloq. a put (a thing, person, etc.) down roughly or violently. b pay (money) on the spot or abruptly (planked down {pound}5). Phrases and idioms plank bed a bed of boards without a mattress, esp. in prison. walk the plank hist. (of a pirate's captive etc.) be made to walk blindfold along a plank over the side of a ship to one's death in the sea. Etymology: ME f. ONF planke, OF planche f. LL planca board f. plancus flat-footed |
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