flak

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n. 高射炮, 对空炮火, 广告, 宣传

发音

其它 /flæk/

词形变化

flaks 复数 flaks

别名

flack

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.

    高射炮

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  2. 2.

    Anti-aircraft shell fire.

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  3. 3.

    Adverse criticism.

    可数 比喻 非正式 不可数
  4. 4.

    A public-relations spokesperson.

    可数 非正式 不可数

    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.

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词源

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

来源:wiktionary