flank

noun

/flæŋk/

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the side of something such as a building or mountain（建筑物、山等的）侧面
- The sun lit up the western flank of the hill.太阳照亮了山的西边。
Extra Examples
- along the eastern flank of Greenland沿着格陵兰岛的东侧
- the lower flanks of Vesuvius维苏威火山的下部
Topics Geographyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- left
- right
- north
- …
verb + flank
- attack
- cover
- defend
- …
preposition
- along a/the flank
- down the flank
- on a/the flank
- …
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the left or right side of an army during a battle, or a sports team during a game（军队或运动队的）翼侧，侧面，侧翼
- Our orders were to attack their left flank.我们的命令是攻击他们的左翼。
- Their centre made a dash down the right flank.他们的中心向右翼突进。
Extra Examples
- They decided to attack their enemy's southern flank.他们决定攻击敌军南面的侧翼。
- West Ham exposed the right flank of Norwich's defence.西汉姆联队撕破了诺里奇队右翼防线。
- a beautiful pass down the right flank右侧的一个漂亮下底传球
Topics War and conflictc2, Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- left
- right
- north
- …
verb + flank
- attack
- cover
- defend
- …
preposition
- along a/the flank
- down the flank
- on a/the flank
- …
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the side of an animal between the ribs and the hip（动物的）胁腹
- She patted the horse’s flank.她拍了拍马的侧面。
Topics Animalsc2

Word Originlate Old English, from Old French flanc, of Germanic origin.

flank

verb

/flæŋk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they flank	/flæŋk/ /flæŋk/
he / she / it flanks	/flæŋks/ /flæŋks/
past simple flanked	/flæŋkt/ /flæŋkt/
past participle flanked	/flæŋkt/ /flæŋkt/
-ing form flanking	/ˈflæŋkɪŋ/ /ˈflæŋkɪŋ/

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be flanked by somebody/something
to have somebody/something on one or both sides侧面（或两侧）有
- She left the courtroom flanked by armed guards.她在武装警卫护送下离开法庭。
flank something to be placed on one or both sides of something位于…的侧翼；在…侧面
- They drove through the cotton fields that flanked Highway 17.他们驾车穿过了 17 号公路边上的棉田。