1938, "anti-aircraft gun," from German Flak, condensed from Fliegerabwehrkanone, literally "pilot warding-off cannon." Sense of "anti-aircraft fire" is from 1940; metaphoric sense of "criticism" is c. 1963 in American English. Flak jacket is by 1956.
雙語例句
1. The President is getting a lot of flak for that.
總統正因為那件事備受指責。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He's taken a lot of flak for his left-wing views.
他的左傾觀點受到了強烈指責。
來自《權威詞典》
3. They flew into heavy flak over the target area.
他們飛入了目標地區猛烈的高射炮火力之中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. In recent years they have attracted more than their fair share of flak from the press.
最近幾年他們受到了新聞界過多的責難。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The president is getting a lot of flak for that.