shank
noun [ C ] uk/ʃæŋk/ us/ʃæŋk/
(STRAIGHT PART)
（尤指器具或工具的）杆，长柄
a long, thin, straight part of particular objects, especially one that connects the end of a device or tool that you hold to the end of it that moves or does something
the shank of a screwdriver 螺丝刀柄
the shank of a key/nail 钥匙／钉子柄
(LEG)
old-fashioned or humorous（人或动物的）腿;尤指小腿，胫
the leg of a person or animal, especially the part below the knee
You can buy ready-to-use beef shanks from your supermarket.
As he tottered across the stage I noticed how shrunken were his shanks, how feeble his voice.
shank
verb [ T ] uk/ʃæŋk/ us/ʃæŋk/
(HIT A BALL)
（高尔夫运动中）用球杆的不当部位击球使球的方向失去控制
in golf, to hit a ball with the wrong part of the golf club so that it goes in a direction that you did not intend it to go in
Needing par at 18 to force a playoff, he shanked his approach shot from the bunker. 他需要在第18洞打出标准杆数才能迫使对手和他进行附加赛，但他从沙坑中向果岭击球时打到了球杆的错误部位，球打偏了。
（球类比赛中）击球不当使球的方向失去控制
in ball games, to kick or hit a ball in an awkward way so that it goes in a direction that you did not intend it to go in
Unfortunately he shanked the ball wide in front of an open goal. 可惜的是，他在一个空门前把球踢偏了。