词典释义：
(常作
胫；小腿；腿部
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the old man's thin, bony shanks showed through his trousers .透过老人的裤腿可以看见他瘦骨嶙峋的小腿。
the lower part of an animal's foreleg
（动物的）前腿下部。
this part of an animal's leg as a cut of meat
（动物的）小腿肉。
the shaft or stem of a tool or implement, in particular
（工具或用具的）柄，杆，尤指：
a long narrow part of a tool connecting the handle to the operational end
工具的长柄。
the cylindrical part of a bit by which it is held in a drill
钻头柄。
the long stem of a key, spoon, anchor, etc.
钥匙柄；匙柄；锚杆。
the straight part of a nail or fish-hook
钉杆；鱼钩身。
a part or appendage by which something is attached to something else, especially a wire loop attached to the back of a button
（尤指纽扣背面的）扣腿；扣腿孔环。
the band of a ring rather than the setting or gemstone
（戒指）环。
the narrow middle of the sole of a shoe
鞋底腰窝。
【高尔夫】 用棒杆弯头击（球）
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I shanked a shot and hit a person on a shoulder .我用棒杆弯头击出了球，却打到一个人的肩上。
"Old English
