英语词汇“plank”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

plank

(plæŋk )

Word forms: planks

1. countable noun

A plank is a long, flat, rectangular piece of wood.

It was very strong, made of three solid planks of wood. [+ of]

Synonyms: board, beam, timber, stave

2. countable noun

The main plank of a particular group or political party is the main principle on which it bases its policy, or its main aim. [journalism]

Encouraging people to shop locally is a central plank of his environment policy. [+ of]

3. countable noun

Planks are exercises for strengthening your stomach and back muscles. They involve holding your body straight and horizontal with your hands or elbows and toes or knees on the floor.

For over an hour, I did planks, squats, lunges and crunches.

Idioms:

walk the plank [journalism]

to accept responsibility for something that has gone wrong and leave your position

If they think that the President is going to lose, they might decide, `OK, why should I walk the plank for him?'

Collocations:

central plank

A central plank of the new system is a better deal for bereaved families.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

And they are signalling strongly that such taxation would be a central plank of any future coalition between them.

Times, Sunday Times (2013)

A central plank of his argument is that while Nato members need to spend more on defence, money will not be enough.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

It's just got to be a central plank in your electoral strategy.

Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002)

key plank

The recommendation forms a key plank of a report into how firms should deal with climate change.

Times, Sunday Times

We should assign the same broad logic to governments seeking to remove a key plank of competition between them - setting reasonable, low and simple taxes.

Times,Sunday Times

Tidal power could form a key plank of the government's commitment to produce 20% of all its energy from renewables by 2020.

Times, Sunday Times

Reading someone else's mail may not be gentlemanly, but it has become a key plank of our defence.

Times, Sunday Times

A key plank of his strategy would be a 'de-layering' of the company, partly in response to 3 billion of acquisitions in recent years.

Times, Sunday Times

plank of wood

Now why would anyone want to cook dinner on a plank of wood?

Times, Sunday Times

He would later say it felt like being walloped with a plank of wood.

Times,Sunday Times

In performance, the audience remained as silent as a plank of wood.

Times, Sunday Times

So you take a thin string and a thick string, and you stretch them across a plank of wood.

Christianity Today

Use a plank of wood if you have to walk on waterlogged ground.

Times, Sunday Times

plank position

Return to the plank position, one arm at a time.

The Sun

Start on the floor in the plank position with feet hip-width apart, balancing on forearms and toes, elbows directly under shoulders.

The Sun

When you are more advanced, from the plank position, raise one arm and the opposite leg at the same time and lower.

Times, Sunday Times

Assume the plank position, with your hands underneath your shoulders and up on your toes.

The Sun

Assume the plank position, with elbows on ground, shoulder width apart.

Times, Sunday Times

side plank

None of the moves elicited greater muscle activation than the traditional crunch and the plank and side plank scored significantly lower.

Times, Sunday Times

Choose the side plank pose to call upon all the deep muscles of the core plus the obliques.

The Sun

The authors advise anyone with hypertension or heart disease to skip the wall sit, plank and side plank.

Times, Sunday Times

Prop torso up on extended right arm and raise hips until body forms a straight line (side plank).

The Sun

Many variations exist such as the side plank and the reverse plank.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

wooden plank

I've cooked it on a wooden plank in my outdoor wood-fired oven, but you can cook it in a large roasting tray in the oven.

The Sun

Thereafter, a wooden plank was placed under the table to keep the enmity above board.

Times, Sunday Times

Then it's a case of attaching a wooden plank to each axle and nailing a long plank on top to create the 'body' of the vehicle, at exactly 90 degrees.

Times, Sunday Times

He climbed into an abandoned concrete building with his cousins and was said to have jumped on a wooden plank, which gave way.

Times, Sunday Times

The wooden plank of crudités with grissini, soft-boiled egg, aïoli and courgette dip (8.95) needed its own table.

Times, Sunday Times

Translations:

Chinese: 长方形木板

Japanese: 厚板

单词	plank
释义	plank (plæŋk ) Word forms: planks 1. countable noun A plank is a long, flat, rectangular piece of wood. It was very strong, made of three solid planks of wood. [+ of] Synonyms: board, beam, timber, stave 2. countable noun The main plank of a particular group or political party is the main principle on which it bases its policy, or its main aim. [journalism] Encouraging people to shop locally is a central plank of his environment policy. [+ of] 3. countable noun Planks are exercises for strengthening your stomach and back muscles. They involve holding your body straight and horizontal with your hands or elbows and toes or knees on the floor. For over an hour, I did planks, squats, lunges and crunches. Idioms: walk the plank [journalism] to accept responsibility for something that has gone wrong and leave your position If they think that the President is going to lose, they might decide, `OK, why should I walk the plank for him?' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: central plank A central plank of the new system is a better deal for bereaved families. Times, Sunday Times (2006) And they are signalling strongly that such taxation would be a central plank of any future coalition between them. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A central plank of his argument is that while Nato members need to spend more on defence, money will not be enough. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It's just got to be a central plank in your electoral strategy. Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002) key plank The recommendation forms a key plank of a report into how firms should deal with climate change. Times, Sunday Times We should assign the same broad logic to governments seeking to remove a key plank of competition between them - setting reasonable, low and simple taxes. Times,Sunday Times Tidal power could form a key plank of the government's commitment to produce 20% of all its energy from renewables by 2020. Times, Sunday Times Reading someone else's mail may not be gentlemanly, but it has become a key plank of our defence. Times, Sunday Times A key plank of his strategy would be a 'de-layering' of the company, partly in response to 3 billion of acquisitions in recent years. Times, Sunday Times plank of wood Now why would anyone want to cook dinner on a plank of wood? Times, Sunday Times He would later say it felt like being walloped with a plank of wood. Times,Sunday Times In performance, the audience remained as silent as a plank of wood. Times, Sunday Times So you take a thin string and a thick string, and you stretch them across a plank of wood. Christianity Today Use a plank of wood if you have to walk on waterlogged ground. Times, Sunday Times plank position Return to the plank position, one arm at a time. The Sun Start on the floor in the plank position with feet hip-width apart, balancing on forearms and toes, elbows directly under shoulders. The Sun When you are more advanced, from the plank position, raise one arm and the opposite leg at the same time and lower. Times, Sunday Times Assume the plank position, with your hands underneath your shoulders and up on your toes. The Sun Assume the plank position, with elbows on ground, shoulder width apart. Times, Sunday Times side plank None of the moves elicited greater muscle activation than the traditional crunch and the plank and side plank scored significantly lower. Times, Sunday Times Choose the side plank pose to call upon all the deep muscles of the core plus the obliques. The Sun The authors advise anyone with hypertension or heart disease to skip the wall sit, plank and side plank. Times, Sunday Times Prop torso up on extended right arm and raise hips until body forms a straight line (side plank). The Sun Many variations exist such as the side plank and the reverse plank. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 wooden plank I've cooked it on a wooden plank in my outdoor wood-fired oven, but you can cook it in a large roasting tray in the oven. The Sun Thereafter, a wooden plank was placed under the table to keep the enmity above board. Times, Sunday Times Then it's a case of attaching a wooden plank to each axle and nailing a long plank on top to create the 'body' of the vehicle, at exactly 90 degrees. Times, Sunday Times He climbed into an abandoned concrete building with his cousins and was said to have jumped on a wooden plank, which gave way. Times, Sunday Times The wooden plank of crudités with grissini, soft-boiled egg, aïoli and courgette dip (8.95) needed its own table. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 长方形木板 Japanese: 厚板
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