flanks

英 [flæŋks]

美 [flæŋks]

n.  (建筑物、山等的)侧面; (军队或运动队的)翼侧，侧面，侧翼; (动物的)胁腹
v.  侧面(或两侧)有; 位于…的侧翼; 在…侧面
flank的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 胁;胁腹
  An animal'sflankis its side, between the ribs and the hip.
  1. He put his hand on the dog's flank.
     他把手放在狗的胁腹上。
• N-COUNT (军队的)侧翼，翼侧
  Aflankof an army or navy force is one side of it when it is organized for battle.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT (大型物体的)侧面，一侧，一边
  The side of anything large can be referred to as itsflank.
  1. They continued along the flank of the mountain.
     他们沿着山的一侧继续前行。
• VERB 两侧有;(有时指)一侧有
  If somethingis flankedbythings, it has them on both sides of it, or sometimes on one side of it.
  1. The altar was flanked by two Christmas trees...
     圣坛两侧是两棵圣诞树。
  2. Bookcases flank the bed...
     床的两侧有书柜。
  3. She crossed the room and sat in the armchair flanking the window seat...
     她穿过房间，坐在座位靠窗一侧的扶手椅上。
  4. He walks briskly, flanked by heavily armed guards.
     他步伐轻快，两旁是全副武装的侍卫。

双语例句

• While useful for harassing flanks and enemy archers, this unit will quickly dissolve in melee combat.
  尽管他们对抗敌军远程部队和进行侧翼骚扰非常有效，但近身肉搏颇为脆弱。
• The horse's flanks are hurt.
  这马的两边册腹受伤了。
• The commander decided to attack the enemy on both flanks.
  指挥官决定从两侧对敌人发起进攻。
• Against Siena we were able to close down their actions both in the middle and on the flanks.
  对锡耶纳我们成功的在中路和边路封住了他们的进攻。
• To do so, they joined rats in pairs by stitching together the skin on their flanks.
  为了做到这一点，他们将两只大鼠的侧腹皮肤缝在一起，使它们连接起来。
• It's the flanks that make this car.
  该车最大的特色是其侧翼。
• He touched his toes to the horse's flanks.
  他把脚尖轻触在马的侧腹。
• I could see the greyish feathers of its flanks.
  我看见了它两胁间斑白的羽毛。
• No response, just a flutter of flanks and a few ear twitches.
  驴群没有回应，只有一阵侧腹部的抖动，还有少数几只的耳朵抽搐了几下。
• We must guard our flanks, but not to the extent that we don't do anything else.
  咱们是必须防护侧翼，但别因此到了其他事情一概不干的地步。