plank

名词 plank:

1. a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
   同义词：board
2. an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party

动词 plank:

1. cover with planks
   同义词：plank over
2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
   同义词：flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down, plump
3. cook and serve on a plank

1. The party's main plank is reducing taxes.
   该党政纲的基点是减税。
2. A proposal to raise taxes is the central plank of the party's platform.
   多征税的建议是该政党选举宣言建议中的主要点。
3. He has planed the plank smooth.
   他已把木板刨平。
4. The deck of the sailing ship was made of thick planks.
   这艘帆船的甲板是用厚木板制作的。

plank

n.（名词）

A piece of lumber cut thicker than a board.
厚板：比一般的木板厚的一块木板
Such pieces of lumber considered as a group; planking.
厚板材：被认为是一类的这种厚木板；厚板材
A foundation; a support.
支撑物：底座；支撑物
One of the articles of a political platform:
政纲条目：政治纲领中的一款：
例句：
.Planks had been published by the subcommittees on farm policy, on education, on national defense.(Theodore H. White)
.在农业政策、教育和国防方面的政纲条目已经由小组委员会发布了.(西奥多H.怀特)

v.tr.（及物动词）
planked,plank.ing,planks
To furnish or cover with planks:
铺板：用厚木板铺设或覆盖：
例句：
plank a muddy pathway.
在泥泞的道路上铺木板

To bake or broil and serve (fish or meat) on a plank:
在木板上烘烤和准备（鱼或肉）：
例句：
.Boards specially made for planking food have grooves . . . to hold juices.(Springfield MA Daily News)
.用于烘烤食物的特制木板上有盛放汤汁的槽.(斯普林菲尔德MA每日新闻)

To put or set down emphatically or with force.
用力放下：重重地或用力地放置或放下

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old North French planke
源自 古法国北方方言 planke
from Late Latin planca
源自 后期拉丁语 planca
from plancus [flat] * see pl3k-
源自 plancus [平坦的] *参见 pl3k-