flak

名词 flak:

1. a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
   同义词：flak catcher, flack catcher, flack
2. intense adverse criticism
   同义词：fire, attack, flack, blast
3. artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
   同义词：antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gun

1. He took a lot of flak for his stand against abortion.
   他因坚持反对堕胎而饱受责难。
2. The pilot jibbed at the idea of a straight bomb run, for it would mean flying through heavy flak.
   领航员不赞成采用笔直的轰炸航线，因为这样做就得飞过密集的高射炮火。

flak 也作 flack

n.（名词）

Antiaircraft artillery.
高射炮
The bursting shells fired from such artillery.
高射炮火
Informal
【非正式用语】
Excessive or abusive criticism.
过分的或抨击性的批评
Dissension; opposition.
争吵；敌对

来源：
German
德语
from Fl(ieger)a(bwehr)k(anone) [aircraft-defense gun]
源自 Fl(ieger)a(bwehr)k(anone) [高射枪]