shank
n
1 straight slender part of an implement, etc; shaft 工具等的长柄; 杆
the shank of an anchor, a key, a golf-club 锚杆、 钥匙柄、 高尔夫球棒的杆.
2 (usu pl 通常作复数) (often joc or derog 常作戏谑语或作贬义) leg, esp the part between the knee and the ankle 腿; (尤指)小腿
long thin shanks 细长的腿.
3 (idm 习语) on Shanks's `pony/`mare (dated infml joc 旧, 口, 谑) on foot (not by car, etc) 步行; 徒步
If you won't drive me, I'll have to get there on Shanks's pony. 要是你不开车送我去, 那我就只好走著去了.
🗣️ 情景例句
She's having a baby?
她怀孕了吗?
He seldom came to see his wife, did he?
她不来看他妻子,是这样吗?
You're never too old to enjoy a Christmas stocking.