frank

Word family

frank1 /fræŋk/ adjectiveadj → franc

1 HONESThonest and truthful 坦率的，坦诚的，直言不讳的

be frank with somebody

He was completely frank with her about what happened.

对于发生的一切，他都对她坦言相告。

be frank about something

She was quite frank about the whole thing.

她对整件事直言不讳。

frank discussion/interview/exchange of views etc 坦诚的讨论/访谈/意见交换等

► see thesaurus at honest

2 to be frank spokenHONEST used when you are going to say something that is true, but which other people may not like 坦白说，坦率地说

To be perfectly frank, I think it’s a bad idea.

老实说，我认为这个主意不好。

Examples from the Corpus

to be frank• But of course, you aren't out to trap me into matrimony, so it is easier for you to be frank.• Vic's not tough enough for this job, to be frank.• Woman are more likely to be frank about the primacy of personal relationships.• It's easy to be frank and to hell with convention when you're our age.• It was nasty, brutish and to be frank frightening as they tried to make sure they won the vote over Maastricht.• Well, to be frank, fury.• To be frank, I was a bit upset with the way it finished.• To be absolutely frank, there is entirely too much speculation about my future with the company.• To be frank, there wasn't a shortage ten years ago.

—frankness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

frank• But he was also wonderfully ungovernable and frank.• Graham was surprisingly frank about his feelings.• Cronkite is perfectly frank about how much he enjoyed the non-journalistic benefits of national stardom.• Such a man, with this talent and his frank and fearless looks, was made for espionage.• She sounded frank, dead calm.• But what Peter saw as fuzzy thinking, others saw as a frank difference in theological points of view.• Parents should not be afraid to have frank discussions about sex with their children.• Her attitude to us is very frank, for which we are glad.• To be frank, I was a bit upset with the way it finished.• Let me be frank, Mr President.• In an unusually frank speech, Glenn acknowledged the gravity of the economic situation.• The doctor was very frank with me and told me how serious my condition was.• I'll be frank with you - I don't think you're doing a very good job.

be frank with somebody• I warn him that the subject will not go away until he is frank with the House and the country.• If farmers are frank with themselves they will also recognize that paternalism is cheap.• I will be frank with you.

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