flak
noun /flæk/
/flæk/
(also flack)
[uncountable]- guns on the ground that are shooting at enemy aircraft; bullets from these guns
高射炮;高射炮火 - (informal) severe criticism
严厉批评;抨击 - 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。 - She came in for a lot of flak from the press.
她遭到报界猛烈抨击。
- He's taken a lot of flak for his left-wing views.
词源1930s: from German, abbreviation of Fliegerabwehrkanone, literally ‘aviator-defence gun’.