flank
noun[C]
uk/flæŋk/us/flæŋk/flanknoun[C](BODY)
theareaof thebodybetween theribsand thehipsof ananimalor aperson
(动物或人体的)胁腹The human torso
- -bellied
- -chested
- abs
- axilla
- bread basket
- breast
- coeliac
- crotch
- diaphragm
- groin
- pot
- shoulder
- six-pack
- solar plexus
- spare tyre
- thoracic
- thorax
- umbilicus
- visceral muscle
- waisted
flanknoun[C](SIDE)
thesideof something:
侧面right/leftflank右/左侧
Asmallgroupofhousesclingsto theeasternflank of themountain.一小簇房子紧依山的东侧而建。
Surfaces of objects
- -backed
- back
- base
- bases
- bed
- crust
- escutcheon
- face
- front
- multi-sided
- nap
- obverse
- overlay
- plate
- rear
- reverse
- side
- substrate
- superficialis
- surface area
flank
verb[Tusually passive]
uk/flæŋk/us/flæŋk/to be at thesideof someone or something:
在…侧面Thepresidentwas flanked bysenioradvisors.部长们簇拥在总统的两侧。
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- dunk
- fencesomethingin
- fencesomethingoff
- flooding
- gather
- gift wrap
- gift-wrapped
- siege
- steep
- steepsomething/someoneinsomething
- submersion
- surround
- swaddle
- swallow
- swamp