词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词副词+～- brutally〔perfectly〕 frank极其坦诚的
- quite frank坦率的
～+介词- frank about the matter对此事坦率
- frank by nature生性直率
- frank in manner态度真诚
- frank in speech直言不讳
- frank with sb与某人坦诚相待
词组短语
frank lampard弗兰克·兰帕德（英国足球明星）
to be frank说实话；老实说；坦率地说
be frank with you跟你老实说；坦白跟你讲
frank sinatra法兰克辛纳屈（美国歌手及演员）
同近义词辨析
frank, sincere, honest
这些词都与坦率有关。
frank 直率的，坦白的，着重表达自己的情感和想法时没有保留。如：To be frank with you, I do not know the answer myself.(老实说，我自己也不知道答案。)
sincere 诚挚的，诚恳的，强调出自内心的真心实意。如：Please accept this as a token of my sincere gratitude.(请接受这份表示我真诚感谢的礼物。)
honest 诚实的，正直的，指遵守正直等道德准则。如：We want your honest opinion, not empty compliments.(我们需要你的诚心恳的意见，而不是空洞的恭维。)
open, frank, sincere, blunt, honest, plain, straightforward
这组词都有“坦率，诚实”的意思，其区别是：
open指不隐瞒自己的秘密，愿意向他人表露自己或公开暴露自己的缺点。
sincere侧重指一个人出自内心地对某人某事表示一种诚意。
blunt指讲话坦白直率、不客气，但隐含不得体、不顾及他人感情等意味。
straightforward多用于答复、叙述等场合。指直截了当，不回避，或故弄玄虚。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- A frank discussion can help to clear the air.
坦率的谈论有助于消除疑虑。 - To be very frank, I think you have very little chance of getting the job.
坦白地说，我认为你获得这项工作的机会微乎其微。 - He was frank, open and aboveboard.
他胸怀坦白，光明磊落。 - They tend to be frank and open but alo self-centered and willful.
他们的性格坦诚、直率，但往往以自我为中心，并且任性妄为。 - He offered a frank apology to her for hurting her feelings.
他因伤害了她的感情而真诚地向她道歉。
用作及物动词(vt.)
- We are trying to frank him through customs.
我们正努力使他免检通过海关。
权威例句
General Frank Parker, Senator Marconi, Legion Day at Chicago Worlds Fair 1933Frank Estelmann, Sarga Moussa & Friedrich Wolfzettel (dir.), Voyageuses européennes au xixe siècle, Identités, genres, codesAndresen, M.A., Frank, R., & Felson, M. (2014). Age and the distance to crime. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 14(3), 314 - 333Frank DN, St Amand AL, Feldmn RA, et al.. Molecular-phylogenetic characterization of microbial community imbalances in human inflamm...Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play. By Ben Watson. London: Quartet Books, 1994. xiv + 5...Principles of Neurodynamics: Perceptrons and the Theory of Brain Mechanisms by Frank RosenblattThe Evolution of US Suitability Rule after the Dodd-Frank Act and Its Enlightenment on China—From NASD Rule 2310 to FINRA Rule 2111Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America. Historical Studies of Chile and Brazil. by A. G. FrankThe Fabric of Art: Investigating the Relationships of Power Between Fabric & Fine Art Through Frank Stella's 'Black Paintings' (1958...The next to Last Things - Frank Jehle: Ever against the Stream: The Politics of Karl Barth, 1906–1968...
