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

• 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。
• 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。
• He is used to taking flak.
  他对恶意的抨击习以为常。
• Heavy flak was everywhere! He had been lulled, lured and trapped.
  到处都是密集的高射炮火！他这下子可受骗上当，进了圈套了。
• The sky boxer is an excellent companion to mobile armor and is often used as a temporary base defense when a commander has not been able to build the heavier flak cannon.
  空中拳击手是完美的装甲部队随从，并且经常在指挥官还没能建造更重型的对空炮时充当临时的基础防御部队。
• 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。
• Police in flak jackets are patrolling the districts hit by the violence.
  身穿防弹衣的警察正在遭受暴力攻击的地段巡逻。
• 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。
• Eight years ago I caught flak from my wife for not voting; I tried pointing out the minuscule impact of a single vote ( mine).
  8年前，我因为没投票而受到了妻子的指责，而我试图以（我的）一张选票影响甚微为自己辩解。
• He took a lot of flak for his stand against abortion.
  他因坚持反对堕胎而饱受责难。