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单词 flank
释义
flank
(flæŋk )
Word forms: flanks , flanking , flanked
1. countable noun
An animal's flank is its side, between the ribs and the hip.
He put his hand on the dog's flank.
Synonyms: side, quarter, hip, thigh  
2. countable noun
A flank of an army or navy force is one side of it when it is organized for battle.
The assault element, led by Captain Ramirez, opened up from their right flank.
Synonyms: wing, side, sector, aspect  
3. countable noun
The side of anything large can be referred to as its flank.
They continued along the flank of the mountain. [+ of]
4. verb
If something is flanked by things, it has them on both sides of it, or sometimes on one side of it.
The altar was flanked by two Christmas trees. [be VERB-ed + by]
Bookcases flank the bed. [VERB noun]
She crossed the room and sat in the armchair flanking the window seat. [VERB noun]
He walks briskly, flanked by heavily armed guards. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: border, line, wall, screen  
Collocations:
flank steak
Try also flank steak with cherry tomato salad and shiso oil, served with crispy rice cakes.
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Flank steak needs short, sharp or long, slow cooking — and it's the former that we need for this subtle salad.
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In some regions, bacon will be added between the flank steak and the veal grind.
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Many modern recipes for flank steak use marinades or moist cooking methods, such as braising, to improve the tenderness and flavor.
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Flank steak was chosen as the material to use, with the meat coming from his family butcher.
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flanked by a pair of
The main facade features a two story cylindrical tower capped by a conical roof and flanked by a pair of open porches.
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The niches on either side are flanked by a pair of octangular pilasters on either side.
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The couple are flanked by a pair of witnesses, usually married relations.
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They are flanked by a pair of two-story projecting polygonal bays with apron panels.
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The house has matching center entries flanked by a pair of two story polygonal bays, which once had brackets in the eaves (since removed).
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left flank
Marvellous wizardry on the left flank, teasing and tormenting his markers with beguiling display, especially in the first half.
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Had the left flank bottled up all game.
The Sun
He would often do his best work on the left flank.
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There were flashes of his rich promise — a turn, a glide down the left flank — but there was also a ponderousness.
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The young striker immediately played it down the left flank.
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opposite flank
It was the same case on the opposite flank.
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Looked good on left wing in first half, but less effective after move to opposite flank.
The Sun
The playmaker berated the defender for failing to realise that they had a three v two on the opposite flank.
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Each side will try to blast away at the enemy king on the opposite flank.
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He occupied the position of outside right, akin to an advanced winger, but could play on the opposite flank.
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southern flank
The drive up its southern flank was like a portal into another holiday entirely.
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There were also significant gains on the city's southern flank.
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This study found evidence for continuous transform type faults along the southern flank of the trough, to both sides of the spreading centre.
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The first quarry opened on the southern flank of the island in 1892.
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This was attributed to the withdrawal of magma which was being erupted through a vent lower down on the southern flank of the volcano.
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western flank
One stream of debris and ash was seen to cascade almost two miles down its western flank.
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Intense erosion on the western flank of the mountain has destroyed much of those flanks.
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This volcanism occurred mainly at the shield's summit and on its western flank.
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One of the lava flows traveled down a 30% to 35% grade over the landslide scar on the western flank.
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Later in the 12th century the town developed around the western flank of the castle.
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Translations:
Chinese: 胁腹动物肋骨和臀部间的, 与…侧面临着动物肋骨和臀部间的
Japanese: 脇腹, 側面に位置する
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