plank
UK/plæŋk/US
IELTSTOEFLGREC1
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 Englishplankother
=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.