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Flank Side Left Military Flæŋk Enemy Attack 敌人可能攻击我们侧翼

Front flank
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.

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