plank

🇬🇧 UK/plæŋk/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A long, thick, flat piece of timber; a specific policy position in a political party's platform

厚木板;(政党的)政纲条目

v.

To cover a surface with planks; to put down or pay immediately

铺木板;立即付款

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
plankother
=plank

Common Collocations

  • 1.wooden plank木板
  • 2.walk the plank走跳板(被迫离开)
  • 3.key plank核心政策主张
  • 4.plank of a platform政纲条目

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The workers laid thick oak planks across the muddy trench.

  • 2.

    Healthcare reform was a central plank of the party's election platform.

  • 3.

    He balanced carefully as he walked along the narrow plank above the water.

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