flank
n
1 fleshy part of the side of an animal or person between the ribs and the hip 肋; 腰腹. =>illus at horse 见horse插图.
2 side of sth, eg a building or mountain 侧面(如建筑物或山的).
3 left or right side of an army or a body of troops (部队的)侧翼
Our orders are to attack their left flank. 我们的命令是攻击他们的左翼.
[attrib 作定语]
a flank attack 侧翼攻击. flank, v [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态] place (sb/sth) on each side of or at the side of sb/sth 置(某人[某物])於某人[某物]的两侧或一侧
The prisoner was flanked by the two detectives, ie There was a detective on each side of him. 那个囚犯夹在两名侦探的中间.
The garden is flanked to the north with large maple trees. 花园的北侧是一些高大的枫树.
New York is built on a group of islands on the east coast of the USA at a point where several rivers flow into the ocean.
纽约市建立在美国东海岸的一群岛屿上,那儿是好几条河流入海的交汇点。
It must have been a gas that could burn but that would not explode, a gas that did not smell strong, and a gas that did not kill people.
它一定是一种能够燃烧而不能爆炸的气体,一种味道不很强的而且不使人致死的气体。
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As