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脅;脅腹
An animal's flank is its side, between the ribs and the hip.
例句
He put his hand on the dog's flank.
他把手放在狗的脅腹上。
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(軍隊的)側翼，翼側
A flank of an army or navy force is one side of it when it is organized for battle.
例句
The assault element, led by Captain Ramirez, opened up from their right flank.
拉米雷斯上尉率領的突擊隊從他們的右翼開火。
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(大型物體的)側面，一側，一邊
The side of anything large can be referred to as its flank .
例句
They continued along the flank of the mountain.
他們沿著山的一側繼續前行。
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VERB
兩側有;(有時指)一側有
If something is flanked by things, it has them on both sides of it, or sometimes on one side of it.
例句
The altar was flanked by two Christmas trees...
圣壇兩側是兩棵圣誕樹。
Bookcases flank the bed...
床的兩側有書柜。