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a flanker
flanker 是可数名词，指负责守卫军队侧翼的士兵。
A flanker protects the side of the main force.
侧翼兵保护主力部队的侧翼。
侧翼兵；侧卫
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
侧翼兵；侧卫
a soldier assigned to guard the flank of a military formation
A flanker protects the side of the main force.
侧翼兵保护主力部队的侧翼。
在争球后排的球员。
A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
列阵在争球线后的外接手。
A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
突出防御另一工事或控制敌军侧翼的堡垒或士兵。
A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
在横卧石圈中,竖立在横卧石两端的一对大型直立巨石之一。
One of a pair of large upright monoliths erected on either end of the recumbent, in recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.
The flanker moved quietly along the edge of the battalion.
侧翼兵沿着营队的边缘悄悄移动。
Each flanker watched for any sign of an ambush.
每个侧翼兵都留意着伏击的迹象。
The commander ordered the flankers to spread out and protect the sides.
指挥官命令侧翼兵散开，保护两翼。
flanker 是可数名词，指负责守卫军队侧翼的士兵。
A flanker protects the side of the main force.
侧翼兵保护主力部队的侧翼。
flankers 是复数形式，在句中作主语时谓语动词用复数。
The flankers were ordered to move to the left.
侧翼兵们奉命向左移动。
Not this
The soldiers flanker the enemy.
Use this
The soldiers flank the enemy.
flanker 是名词，意为“侧卫兵”，不能用作动词；表示“从侧翼包抄/攻击”应使用动词 flank。
Not this
There are two flanker in the unit.
Use this
There are two flankers in the unit.
flanker 是可数名词，表示“两个”及以上时需用复数 flankers；汉语没有名词复数变化，所以学习者容易漏掉词尾 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
充当侧卫
The cavalry acted as flankers for the main army.
骑兵充当主力军队的侧卫。
侧卫警戒线
A screen of flankers moved ahead of the column.
一队侧卫在纵队前方行进。
侧卫位置
He held his flanker position throughout the night.
他整夜坚守侧卫位置。
派出侧卫
They sent out flankers to scout the area.
他们派出侧卫侦察该区域。
Use flanker naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
flank（侧翼）加上表人的-er，想象一名士兵站在队伍侧翼护卫，就是flanker侧卫。
语域：neutral 常见场景：军事语境、历史文献 该词是军事术语，通常用于描述负责侧翼警戒的士兵，常见于军事报道或历史战争记述中；日常口语中较少使用，语气中性偏正式。
这些词在英式读音中与 flanker /ˈflæŋkə/ 押韵：banker、tanker、hanker、ranker、canker 的重读元音 /æ/ 与后面的 /ŋkə/ 完全一致；anchor 发音也相同（/ˈæŋkə/），但拼写不同。注意形近而音不同的词：flank /flæŋk/ 没有末尾的 /ə/，frank /fræŋk/ 也没有，flake /fleɪk/ 的元音是 /eɪ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.