英语词汇“flank”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

flankflank1 /flæŋk/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYflank¹

Origin: 1000-1100 Old French flanc

1science, biology the side of an animal’s or person’s body, between the ribs and the hip2the side of an army in a battle or war: We were attacked on our left flank.3formal the side of a hill, mountain, or very large building

noun | verb

flankflank2 verb [transitive usually passive]

VERB TABLE

flank

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	flank
	he, she, it	flanks
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	flanked
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have flanked
	he, she, it	has flanked
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had flanked
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will flank
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have flanked

to be on both sides of someone or something: be flanked by somebody/something Lewis was flanked by police bodyguards.