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frank [something]
通常用于被动语态或过去式。
The clerk franked the letter.
职员在信件上盖了邮戳。
盖邮资已付戳
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盖邮资已付戳
To place a frank, or a mark indicating postage has been paid, on an envelope or other mail item.
The clerk franked the letter.
职员在信件上盖了邮戳。
在信封上盖邮资已付戳。
To place a frank on an envelope.
关入猪圈；圈养；进而填喂催肥。
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.
免除信件、包裹等的邮费。
To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
免费通过公共交通工具发送。
To send by public conveyance free of expense.
frank
Base
原形
franks
3rd person
第三人称单数
franking
-ing
现在分词
franked
Past
过去式
franked
Past participle
过去分词
They frank all incoming mail.
他们给所有收到的邮件盖邮戳。
The officer franked my passport yesterday.
官员昨天在我的护照上盖了戳。
The package has been franked.
包裹已经盖了戳。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均加-ed。
I need to frank these envelopes before mailing them.
我需要在邮寄这些信封之前给它们盖邮戳。
The post office franked all the letters with a special commemorative stamp.
邮局给所有信件盖上了特别的纪念邮戳。
The diplomat's luggage was franked by the customs official, so no inspection was needed.
外交官的行李被海关官员免检放行，因此无需检查。
通常用于被动语态或过去式。
The clerk franked the letter.
职员在信件上盖了邮戳。
后接工具或标记。
The post office franks all packages with the date.
邮局在所有包裹上盖上日期的邮戳。
表示使役结构。
I had the package franked before mailing.
邮寄前我请人给包裹盖了邮戳。
Not this
He frank the letter yesterday.
Use this
He franked the letter yesterday.
frank的过去式是franked，不是保持原形。
Not this
Please be frank this envelope.
Use this
Please frank this envelope.
frank作动词时直接接宾语，不要误用形容词frank。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在信封上盖邮资已付戳
She franked the envelope before mailing it.
她在寄出前给信封盖了邮资已付戳。
邮资机
The office uses a franking machine for all outbound mail.
办公室用邮资机处理所有外发邮件。
免费邮寄特权
Members of Congress have the franking privilege.
国会议员享有免费邮寄特权。
已付邮资邮件
Franked mail arrives faster because it skips the postage check.
已付邮资的邮件因免去邮资核查而送达更快。
邮资系统
The company adopted a digital franking system.
公司采用了数字邮资系统。
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联想邮递员弗兰克（Frank）：他给信封盖上“邮资已付”戳记。frank作动词就是盖邮戳、免邮资。
语域：formal 常见场景：postal services、mailroom 作为动词的frank通常出现在邮政或商务场景中，指在邮件上盖邮资已付戳，属于正式用语。日常口语里较少使用。
及物动词，常后接宾语，如frank a letter。
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