/ʃæŋk; ʃæŋk/
n
1 straight slender part of an implement, etc; shaft 工具等的长柄; 杆
*the shank of an anchor, a key, a golf-club 锚杆、钥匙柄、高尔夫球棒的杆.
2 (usu pl 通常作复数) (often joc or derog 常作戏谑语或作贬义) leg, esp the part between the knee and the ankle 腿; （尤指）小腿
*long thin shanks 细长的腿.
3 (idm 习语) on Shanks's `pony/`mare (dated infml joc 旧, 口, 谑) on foot (not by car, etc) 步行; 徒步
*If you won't drive me, I'll have to get there on Shanks's pony. 要是你不开车送我去, 那我就只好走着去了.


腿的上部的肉块（牛肉、小牛肉、羊肉、小羊肉）

n
[Language: Old English;Origin: scanca]
[C]
a straight narrow part of a tool or object that connects the two ends
　a hammer shank
[U and C]
a piece of meat cut from the leg of an animal
　lamb shanks
[C usually plural]
the part of an animal's or a person's leg between the knee and ankle
(on) Shanks's pony
BrE old-fashioned walking, rather than using a vehicle


a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg