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flanked

/flangk/US // flæŋk //UK // (flæŋk) //

在侧的,在侧面的,在侧的是,侧面的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
    • : the thin piece of flesh constituting this part.
    • : a slice of meat from the flank of an animal.
    • : the side of anything, as of a building.
    • : Military, Navy. the extreme right or left side of an army or fleet, or a subdivision of an army or fleet.
    • : Fortification. the right or left side of a work or fortification.the part of a bastion that extends from the curtain to the face and protects the curtain and the opposite face.
    • : Machinery. either of the two vertical inclined surfaces between the crest and the root.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to stand or be placed or posted at the flank or side of.
    • : to defend or guard at the flank.
    • : Military. to menace or attack the flank of.
    • : to pass around or turn the flank of.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to occupy a position at the flank or side.
    • : to present the flank or side.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inborder
as indefine

Examples

  • However, those conditions were unclear, and in all likelihood he will remain in Swansea and provide depth on the flanks.

  • Sliced flank steak sponges the heat of the curry paste in which it’s stir-fried, along with eggplant and such tropical enhancers as lemongrass and lime leaves.

  • In mid- to late February—if you’re lucky and the snowpack delivers—you’ll catch Horsetail Fall, which flows over the eastern flank of El Capitan only during heavy winters.

  • It’s 2021, and there were Megan Rapinoe, 35, starting on the left flank and Carli Lloyd, 38, starting at striker.

  • The display now showed a cluster of bright pink and green polygons creeping over the east flank of the Sierras, near the town of Big Creek.

  • He speaks in a whisper, flanked by the two locals who set up the meeting.

  • After the scanning takes place, KSM is led down a long corridor flanked by chain-link fences.

  • Alberto Barbera, director of the Venice Film Festival, took the stage, flanked by a woman holding a trophy and a medal.

  • Her sons walked behind her, flanked by their father, the Prince; their grandfather, the Duke; and their uncle, the Earl.

  • “Technically the campus is a crime scene,” said Garcia, who was flanked by dozens of officers and college officials.

  • Above them ran the railway-line fifteen feet broad; above that, again, a cart-road of eighteen feet, flanked with footpaths.

  • "Slap your saddles on them fresh hosses," he grated harshly from the back of a deep-chested, lean-flanked gray.

  • It is an imposing church of red stone, the great entrance being flanked by low, square-topped towers.

  • Flanked on each side by a policeman, I pass through winding corridors, and finally ascend to the private office of the Chief.

  • And a very silent Sara Lee, flanked with pillow and blankets, who sat back alone and tried to recall the tones of Harvey's voice.