| 单词 | flak |
| 释义 | flak (once / 13162 pages) 1n 2n 3n 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. 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. WORD FAMILYflak: flaks USAGE EXAMPLESFor example, the “Rogue One” Rebel army was influenced by American flak vests and U.S. Los Angeles Times(Dec 19, 2016) One veteran, wearing a flak jacket and a Veterans for Peace flag, yelled to the crowd from atop a horse. Reuters(Dec 08, 2016) But it’s the drug dealers waging war in and on their own communities that catch most of the flak. The Guardian(Dec 07, 2016) 1 n artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, pom-pom Bofors gun an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun gun a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) n a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer 3Syn|Hyper flack, flack catcher, flak catcher interpreter, representative, spokesperson, voice an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose n intense adverse criticism don't give me any flak Syn|Hyper attack, blast, fire, flack criticism, unfavorable judgment disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings |
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