
shanks
词源
源自古英语 sceanca,意为腿或胫骨,与古挪威语 skakkr(弯曲的)同源。工具含义来自其形状类比。
noun
❶ 指人或动物的腿部,尤其指小腿部分。常用于非正式场合描述腿部,有时带有幽默或贬义色彩。
“After the long hike, my shanks were aching.”
(长途徒步后,我的小腿疼得厉害。)
“He stretched his shanks before the race.”
(赛前他伸展了一下小腿。)
❶ 工具或器具的长柄部分,如刀具的柄或高尔夫球杆的杆身。强调物体的细长支撑部分。
“The shank of the screwdriver was made of rubber.”
(螺丝刀的手柄部分是橡胶制成的。)
“He gripped the shank of the hammer tightly.”
(他紧紧握住锤子的长柄。)
verb
❶ 用腿行走,尤指长途步行。非正式用法,常带有疲惫或无奈的意味。
“We had to shank it all the way home after missing the last bus.”
(错过末班车后,我们不得不一路走回家。)
“Prisoners shank around the yard during exercise time.”
(放风时间囚犯们在院子里踱步。)
常见短语
on shank's mare — 俚语表达,意为步行或徒步前往某地,强调不使用交通工具。
“No taxi? Guess we're traveling on shank's mare tonight.”
(没出租车?看来今晚我们得靠双腿走了。)
shank it — 非正式用语,指用腿走路或跑步,常用于必须步行的情况。
“The elevator's broken - we'll have to shank it up 20 flights.”
(电梯坏了——我们得爬20层楼梯。)