frank
adj. 坦白的，直率的；老实的
n. 免费邮寄特权
vt. 免费邮寄
adj.
坦白的，直率的；清楚表明的；明显的；
n.
弗兰克；免费邮寄权；免费邮戳或签名；免费邮寄的信件
vt.
免费寄（邮件）；盖免费邮寄公章；盖邮戳；便于使（人）自由地来往
变形
复数：franks过去式：franked过去分词：franked现在分词：franking第三人称单数：franks
双语释义
adj.(形容词)坦白的,直率的 open and direct in speech or manner; plain and honest and not trying to hide the truth
英英释义
frank[ fræŋk ]
n.
a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
同义词：frankfurterhotdoghot dogdogwienerwienerwurstweenie
v.
stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
同义词：postmark
exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
adj.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
"tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"
同义词：bluntcandidforthrightfree-spokenoutspokenplainspokenpoint-blankstraight-from-the-shoulder
clearly manifest; evident
"frank enjoyment"
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词
frank discussion坦率的讨论
副词+～
brutally〔perfectly〕 frank极其坦诚的
quite frank坦率的
～+介词
frank about the matter对此事坦率
frank by nature生性直率
frank in manner态度真诚
frank in speech直言不讳
frank with sb与某人坦诚相待
词组短语
frank lampard弗兰克·兰帕德（英国足球明星）
to be frank说实话；老实说；坦率地说
be frank with you跟你老实说；坦白跟你讲
frank sinatra法兰克辛纳屈（美国歌手及演员）
同近义词辨析
frank, sincere, honest这些词都与坦率有关。
frank 直率的，坦白的，着重表达自己的情感和想法时没有保留。如：To be frank with you, I do not know the answer myself.(老实说，我自己也不知道答案。)
sincere 诚挚的，诚恳的，强调出自内心的真心实意。如：Please accept this as a token of my sincere gratitude.(请接受这份表示我真诚感谢的礼物。)
honest 诚实的，正直的，指遵守正直等道德准则。如：We want your honest opinion, not empty compliments.(我们需要你的诚心恳的意见，而不是空洞的恭维。)
open, frank, sincere, blunt, honest, plain, straightforward这组词都有“坦率，诚实”的意思，其区别是：
open指不隐瞒自己的秘密，愿意向他人表露自己或公开暴露自己的缺点。
frank强调毫无保留地畅所欲言，不受任何约束。
sincere侧重指一个人出自内心地对某人某事表示一种诚意。
blunt指讲话坦白直率、不客气，但隐含不得体、不顾及他人感情等意味。
honest指遵守正直等道德准则。
plain指直言不讳，毫不做作或故弄玄虚。
straightforward多用于答复、叙述等场合。指直截了当，不回避，或故弄玄虚。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
A frank discussion can help to clear the air.
坦率的谈论有助于消除疑虑。
To be very frank, I think you have very little chance of getting the job.
坦白地说，我认为你获得这项工作的机会微乎其微。
He was frank, open and aboveboard.
他胸怀坦白，光明磊落。
They tend to be frank and open but alo self-centered and willful.
他们的性格坦诚、直率，但往往以自我为中心，并且任性妄为。
He offered a frank apology to her for hurting her feelings.
他因伤害了她的感情而真诚地向她道歉。
用作及物动词(vt.)
We are trying to frank him through customs.
我们正努力使他免检通过海关。
权威例句
General Frank Parker, Senator Marconi, Legion Day at Chicago Worlds Fair 1933Frank Estelmann, Sarga Moussa & Friedrich Wolfzettel (dir.), Voyageuses européennes au xixe siècle, Identités, genres, codes
Andresen, M.A., Frank, R., & Felson, M. (2014). Age and the distance to crime. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 14(3), 314 - 333
Frank DN, St Amand AL, Feldmn RA, et al.. Molecular-phylogenetic characterization of microbial community imbalances in human inflamm...
Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play. By Ben Watson. London: Quartet Books, 1994. xiv + 5...
Principles of Neurodynamics: Perceptrons and the Theory of Brain Mechanisms by Frank Rosenblatt
The Evolution of US Suitability Rule after the Dodd-Frank Act and Its Enlightenment on China—From NASD Rule 2310 to FINRA Rule 2111
Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America. Historical Studies of Chile and Brazil. by A. G. Frank
The Fabric of Art: Investigating the Relationships of Power Between Fabric & Fine Art Through Frank Stella's 'Black Paintings' (1958...
The next to Last Things - Frank Jehle: Ever against the Stream: The Politics of Karl Barth, 1906–1968...
frank
frank: [13] To call someone frank is to link them with the Germanic people who conquered Gaul around 500 AD, the Franks, who gave their name to modern France and the French. After the conquest, full political freedom was granted only to ethnic Franks or to those of the subjugated Celts who were specifically brought under their protection. Hence, franc came to be used as an adjective meaning ‘free’ – a sense it retained when English acquired it from Old French: ‘He was frank and free born in a free city’, John Tiptoft, Julius Caesar’s commentaries 1470.In both French and English, however, it gradually progressed semantically via ‘liberal, generous’ and ‘open’ to ‘candid’. Of related words in English, frankincense [14] comes from Old French franc encens, literally ‘superior incense’ (‘superior’ being a now obsolete sense of French franc), and franc [14], the French unit of currency, comes from the Latin phrase Francorum rex ‘king of the Franks’, which appeared on the coins minted during the reign of Jean le Bon (1350–64).The Franks, incidentally, supposedly got their name from their preferred weapon, the throwing spear, in Old English franca.=> french
frank (adj.)
c. 1300, "free, liberal, generous;" 1540s, "outspoken," from Old French franc "free (not servile); without hindrance, exempt from; sincere, genuine, open, gracious, generous; worthy, noble, illustrious" (12c.), from Medieval Latin francus "free, at liberty, exempt from service," as a noun, "a freeman, a Frank" (see Frank). A generalization of the tribal name; the connection is that Franks, as the conquering class, alone had the status of freemen in a world that knew only free, captive, or slave. For sense connection of "being one of the nation" and "free," compare Latin liber "free," from the same root as German Leute "nation, people" (see liberal (adj.)) and Slavic "free" words (Old Church Slavonic svobodi, Polish swobodny, Serbo-Croatian slobodan) which are cognates of the first element in English sibling "brother, sister" (in Old English used more generally: "relative, kinsman").
Frank (n.)
one of the Germanic tribal people (Salian Franks) situated on the lower Rhine from 3c. that conquered Romano-Celtic northern Gaul c.500 C.E.; from their territory and partly from their language grew modern France and French. Old English franc, franca "freeman, noble; Frank, Frenchman," from Medieval Latin francus, a Late Latin borrowing of Frankish *Frank, the people's self-designation (cognate with Old High German Franko, the Latin word also is the source of Spanish and Italian names Franco). The origin of the ethnic name is uncertain; it traditionally is said to be from the old Germanic word *frankon "javelin, lance" (compare Old English franca "lance, javelin"), their preferred weapon, but the reverse may be the case. Compare also Saxon, traditionally from root of Old English seax "knife." The adjectival sense of "free, at liberty" (see frank (adj.)) probably developed from the tribal name, not the other way round. It was noted by 1680s that, in the Levant, this was the name given to anyone of Western nationality (compare Feringhee and lingua franca).
frank (n.)
short for frankfurter, by 1916, American English. Franks and beans attested by 1953.
frank (v.)
"to free a letter for carriage or an article for publication, to send by public conveyance free of expense," 1708, from shortened form of French affranchir, from a- "to" + franchir "to free" (see franchise (v.)). A British parliamentary privilege from 1660-1840; in U.S. Congress, technically abolished 1873. Related: Franked; franking. As a noun, "signature of one entitled to send letters for free," from 1713.
1. And so that frank and candid assessment on our part will continue.
因此，我们一方的直率和坦诚评估将继续下去。
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2. Jeff: Can I say something frank about the dinner?
杰夫：我可以就晚餐说一些坦白的话吗？
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3. Since that day, hunting and Frank have been in my life.
从那天开始，弗兰克和狩猎进入了我的生活。
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4. Frank: Over there.
弗兰克：在那边。
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5. Frank clocks one of the drug dealers in the nose with his gun.
弗兰克用他的枪大力击打了其中一位毒品卖家的鼻子。
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6. She became focused on what Frank did well that Martin either did not do so well or had not done recently.
辛迪把重点集中在弗兰克所做的事情上，这些事是马丁做不好或最近一直没有做的。
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7. Frank：Yeah, I guess so.
弗兰克：是的，是这样的。
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8. B: Well, if you invite Alice, you should invite Frank, too.
好的,如果你邀请爱丽丝,你也应该邀请弗兰克。
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9. He was never at his ease with Frank.
他跟弗兰克在一起总是感到很不自在。
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10. A: I think Frank should invest in that company.
我认为弗朗克应该在那间公司投资。
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11. Frank: The fruit and vegetables are over there.
弗兰克：水果和蔬菜在那边。
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12. She was about to explore another life with Frank .
她将要和弗兰克一起去探索另一种生活。
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13. But let me be very frank.
但是，我的讲话十分坦率。
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14. Frank: Here, take one of these trolleys.
弗兰克：到了，请拿一辆手推车。
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15. But we face serious problems that demand very frank discussion and assessment.
但是，我们面临严重的问题，需要很坦率的讨论和评估。
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16. She must escape ! Frank would save her .
她一定要逃跑！弗兰克会拯救她。
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17. Frank consults his niece, Ann, about how to handle an insect invasion.
弗兰克向他的侄女安请教如何对付昆虫的侵害。
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18. ‘Neither gave an inch, ’ a friend of Ava’s said, ‘though Frank worked harder on the marriage than she did.
“谁都一步也不让，”艾娃的一个朋友说，“尽管弗兰克在这场婚姻的努力比她做的多一些。
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19. Frank writes to his mother once a month.
弗兰克每个月给他母亲写一次信。
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20. Liza — " Frank started up, but I knew where he was heading.
“莉莎...”弗兰克正打算开口，但是我知道他的主旨。
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21. To be frank, my father and I do not look alike but we are extremely similar in our personality.
坦率的讲，我在外表上不太像我父亲，但是我在性格上同我父亲非常相像。
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22. Yeah," Frank said.
“是啊，”弗兰克说。
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23. Frank says, “What?
弗兰克说：“什么？
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24. As I said, we want a frank, critical, transparent, credible and independent review of our performance, as well as that of the International Health Regulations.
正象我说的，我们希望对我们的绩效以及《国际卫生条例》的绩效进行坦诚、批评性、透明、可信和独立的审查。
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25. As I said, we want a frank, critical, transparent, credible and independent review of our performance, as well as that of the International Health Regulations.
正象我说的，我们希望对我们的绩效以及《国际卫生条例》的绩效进行坦诚、批评性、透明、可信和独立的审查。
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