flak

英 [flæk]

美 [flæk]

n.  高射炮; 高射炮火; 严厉批评; 抨击

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Collins.1 / BNC.16602 / COCA.16001

牛津词典

noun

• 高射炮；高射炮火
  guns on the ground that are shooting at enemy aircraft; bullets from these guns
• 严厉批评；抨击
  severe criticism
  1. He's taken a lot of flak for his left-wing views.
     他的左倾观点受到了强烈指责。
  2. She came in for a lot of flak from the press.
     她遭到报刊的猛烈抨击。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 严厉批评;抨击;责难
  If you get a lot offlakfrom someone, they criticize you severely. If you take theflak, you get the blame for something.
  1. The President is getting a lot of flak for that...
     总统正因为那件事备受指责。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
  Synonym:antiaircraftantiaircraft gunflackpom-pomack-ackack-ack gun
• intense adverse criticism
  1. Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
  2. the government has come under attack
  3. don't give me any flak
  Synonym:fireattackflackblast
• a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
  Synonym:flak catcherflack catcherflack

双语例句

• She's doing an exclusive line of flak jackets just for us.
  她特别为我们设计一系列防弹衣。
• I saw one of the Dakota transports hit by flak.
  我目睹一架达科他型运输机被高射炮火击中了。
• 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。
• That may generate flak for those who says the health service constantly criticized for inefficiency could better spend its public money.
  此举可能会引起一些人的反对，他们指责卫生保健服务中心一向办事效率低下，应该将公共资金用在更合理的地方。
• During the Second World War, British and American scientists devised scores of devious electronic countermeasures designed to trick Nazi radar and divert flak and fighters away from allied bomber streams.
  二战期间，英国和美国科学家发明了大量欺骗性电子反制措施，用于迷惑纳粹的雷达，将其高射炮火和战斗机从盟军轰炸机群身上引开。
• Indeed, can you remember a top-ranked player who has taken so much flak for his shortcomings, which in Roddick's case are his hacker's backhand and choppy volleys?
  真的，你能想出哪位顶尖选手像罗迪克糟糕的反手和不稳定的网前技术那样，因为自己的短处而受到如此多的严厉批评吗？
• With her last album A Perfect Day drawing plenty of flak from critics and failing to hit any sales gongs, Stefanie has a lot of damage control to do with her next release in mid-March.
  孙燕姿的上一张专辑《完美的一天》遭到很多批评，也没有抓住大众的耳朵，她将在即将于三月中旬发行的下张专辑中作不少调整。
• I saw a flak jacket so torn apart that no one would ever want it again.
  我看到一件铠装防弹马夹，已破烂到不会有人再要的地步。
• Under threat from Russia, Kiev earlier this year appealed to Washington for small arms and ammunition, as well as for nonlethal items like flak jackets and night-vision goggles.
  面对来自俄罗斯的威胁，乌克兰政府今年早些时候曾向要求美国提供轻武器、弹药以及防弹衣和夜视仪等非杀伤性装备。
• And he believes Gerrard, one of the staunchest defenders of Houllier when the flak was flying, would not consider leaving because he rates it such an honour to lead out the team at Anfield every week.
  他信任杰拉德，后者是在媒体向霍利尔炮轰的时候霍利尔坚定的支持者，他不会考虑离开，因为他认为每周带领球队走进安菲尔德球场都是一种荣誉。