flank
英 [flæŋk]
美 [flæŋk]
- n. 侧面；侧翼；侧腹
- vt. 守侧面；位于…的侧面；攻击侧面
- vi. 侧面与…相接
- adv. 在左右两边
- n. (Flank)人名；(瑞典、匈)弗兰克；(法)弗朗克
助记提示
1. link => lank (Old English hlanc) => flank.
2. Showing characteristic change of Germanic hl- to Romanic fl-.
3. flank <====> lank, link, flinch, flange.
4. 俄罗斯苏-27系列战斗机，北约给的绰号是“侧卫”（Flanker） 有四种基本型号 苏-27 “侧卫” 苏-30“超级侧卫” 苏-33“海侧卫”（即舰载机） 苏-35“终极侧卫” 。
5. 还有以侧卫系列战机开发的游戏《侧卫/Flanker》。
中文词源
flank 侧面来自PIE*kleng, 弯，转，词源同link. 进一步来自PIE*klei的鼻音形式，倾斜，词源同lean, incline.
英文词源
- flank
- flank: see link
- flank (n.)
- late Old English flanc "flank, fleshy part of the side," from Old French flanc "hip, side," from Frankish or another Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *hlanca- (cognates: Old High German (h)lanca, Middle High German lanke "hip joint," German lenken "to bend, turn aside;" Old English hlanc "loose and empty, slender, flaccid;" Old Norse hlykkr "a bend, noose, loop"), from PIE root *kleng- "to bend, turn" (see link (n.)). Showing characteristic change of Germanic hl- to Romanic fl-. The military sense is first attested 1540s. Meaning "side" of anything is by 1620s. As an adjective, "pertaining to the flank or side," 1660s. Related: Flanked; flanking.
- flank (v.)
- 1590s (military), "to guard the flank," also, "to menace the flank, fire sideways upon," from flank (n.). Meaning "stand or be placed at the side of" is from 1650s. Related: Flanked; flanking.
双语例句
- 1. Bookcases flank the bed.
- 床的两侧有书柜。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He put his hand on the dog's flank.
- 他把手放在狗的胁腹上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We were taken in flank by a troop of cavalry.
- 我们翼侧受到一队骑兵的袭击.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. By the left flank, march!
- 向左转走!
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. 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。
来自柯林斯例句