新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

flank

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[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • flanks

    1[C 可数名词] (动物肋骨和臀部间的)胁腹

    An animal's flank is its side, between the ribs and the hip.

    双语例句

    例:

    He put his hand on the dog's flank.

    他把手放在狗的胁腹上。

    2[C 可数名词] (军队的)侧翼

    A flank of an army or navy force is one side of it when it is organized for battle.

    双语例句

    例:

    The assault element, led by Captain Ramirez, opened up from their right flank.

    拉米雷斯上尉率领的突击队从他们的右翼开火。

    3[C 可数名词] (大型物体的)侧面

    The side of anything large can be referred to as its flank.

    双语例句

    例:

    They continued along the flank of the mountain.

    他们沿着山的侧面继续前进。

    VERB. 动词
  • flanks , flanking , flanked

    1[T 及物动词] 两侧有

    If something is flanked by things, it has them on both sides of it, or sometimes on one side of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    The altar was flanked by two Christmas trees.

    圣坛的两侧有两棵圣诞树。

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