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 political views.
他因其政治观点而受到很多批评。 - 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 political views.
Word Origin1930s: from German, abbreviation of Fliegerabwehrkanone, literally ‘aviator-defence gun’.