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Flak Lot You’re Taking Criticism Shots Dealing 英

英语单词 flak
英美音标 英 [flæk] 美 [flæk]
中文释义 n.高射炮;抨击;指责
=flack.
英语例句 (1) Behind us are two self-propelled flaks as reserve.
(2) "He took a lot of flak after that interview," the guard said.
(3) He took a lot of flak for his stand against abortion.
中文例句 (1) 在我们身后有两辆自行高射炮作为预备队。
(2) 门警说:“那次访问以后,他饱受抨击。”
(3) 他因坚持反对堕胎而饱受责难。
vocabulary简明 If you’re taking flak, chances are you’re in a bad situation and taking fire from an enemy. Flak can refer to criticism — or worse, shots from an airplane.
vocabulary扩展 Flak came into English as an abbreviation for the German word Fliegerabwehrkanone, meaning 'aircraft-defense gun.' (Yikes! No wonder they abbreviated it.) If you’re dealing with a lot of flak, you’re either in a fighter plane over enemy territory drawing shots, or you’re dealing with a volley of criticism that seems like antiaircraft fire. If you show up late for work for a third day, you’ll probably take some flak from your coworkers — they’ll take verbal shots at you.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]严厉批评;抨击;责难 If you get a lot of flak from someone, they criticize you severely. If you take the flak, you get the blame for something.
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • The President is getting a lot of flak for that...

    总统正因为那件事备受指责。

  • In recent years they have attracted more than their fair share of flak from the press.

    最近几年他们受到了新闻界过多的责难。

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