flak

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. countable,uncountable
    — Another peculiar modern development is that of […] military abbreviations in army orders such as Flak ('Fliegerabwehrkanone' or 'archie')[.]
  2. Anti-aircraft shell fire. countable,uncountable
    — At 1057 we were just over the islands and at 1100 the tail gunner reported flak at six o'clock, below.
  3. Adverse criticism. countable,figuratively,informal,uncountable
    — There’s always been a built-in backlash against big-scale caprices like Raiders of the Lost Ark from people who think that $20 million should be spent on more than entertainment for its own sake. Raiders may also get flak for not being as cuddly-lovable as Star Wars, or for using those old reliables – the Nazis – as villains, or for dazzling the audience with an almost brazen self-confidence.
  4. A public-relations spokesperson. countable,informal,uncountable
    — 2006, Edward Herman, Noam Chomsky, A Propaganda Model, in 2006 [2001], Meenakshi Gigi Durham, Douglas Kellner (editors), Media and Cultural Studies: Keyworks, revised edition, page 277, AIM head, Reed Irvine's diatribes are frequently published, and right-wing network flaks who regularly assail the “liberal media,” such as Michael Ledeen, are given Op-ed column space, sympathetic reviews, and a regular place on talk shows as experts.

词形变化

flaks plural flack alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
flak catcher take the flak
相关词
flak jacket

词源

Borrowed from German FlaK, short for Fliegerabwehrkanone (“anti airplane cannon”).
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