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.
双语例句
1. The President is getting a lot of flak for that.
总统正因为那件事备受指责。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He's taken a lot of flak for his left-wing views.
他的左倾观点受到了强烈指责。
来自《权威词典》
3. They flew into heavy flak over the target area.
他们飞入了目标地区猛烈的高射炮火力之中.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. In recent years they have attracted more than their fair share of flak from the press.
最近几年他们受到了新闻界过多的责难。
来自柯林斯例句
5. The president is getting a lot of flak for that.