Front | flank |
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Pron | [flæŋk] |
Back | 【FLANK】 The enemy may attack us on the left flank. 敌人可能攻击我们侧翼。 【重点词汇】 flank n. 侧翼, 侧面 同: side |
Vocab | flankthe side between ribs and hipbone
A flank is the side of something, whether of beef or a military formation. Although flank is specifically used to talk about a cut of meat, or the right or left side of a military formation, we also use it in those same senses for other objects. If you've put on weight, it's probably not just your tummy sticking out a bit more, but the lovehandles on your flanks. If you see someone walking down the street with bodyguards on either side, she's flanked by guards. All forms of 'flank' will appear on average once every 306 pages. flank flanker |
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