ack-ack

IPA/ˌæk ˈæk/
IPA/ˌæk ˈæk/

ack-ack — 名詞

1. the repeated shooting of shells or bullets from the ground at aircraft flying ov

1.名詞C1
釋義

防空炮火

地面對飛機的連續射擊

the repeated shooting of shells or bullets from the ground at aircraft flying overhead

例句

Nadia could hear the ack-ack from miles away as enemy planes approached the city.

Nadia 在敵機接近城市時,從幾英里外就能聽見防空炮火的聲音。

uncountable noun describing anti-aircraft gunfire

During the air raid, the soldiers fired ack-ack into the night sky for hours.

空襲期間,士兵們持續數小時向夜空發射防空炮火。

常見搭配
  • heavy ack-ack
  • ack-ack barrage
  • ack-ack fire
同義詞
  • antiaircraft fire

    the formal equivalent, preferred in official military reports

  • flak

    from German Flak, common in both British and American WWII accounts

  • AA fire

    military abbreviation, concise but technical

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. Refers to the action or sound of anti-aircraft fire, not an individual weapon.

常見錯誤

We heard two ack-acks in the distance.
We heard ack-ack in the distance.
Ack-ack is uncountable when referring to the sound or firing.

2. a large gun or cannon that shoots at aircraft flying overhead, typically placed

2.名詞C1
釋義

防空炮

用於射擊飛機的火炮

a large gun or cannon that shoots at aircraft flying overhead, typically placed on the ground or on a ship

例句

The old ack-ack sat rusting at the edge of the military museum yard.

舊防空炮放在軍事博物館庭院的邊緣,正在生鏽。

countable noun referring to the weapon

Erik helped operate an ack-ack during the battle, passing heavy shells to the loader.

Erik 在戰鬥中協助操作防空炮,將沉重的炮彈遞給裝填手。

常見搭配
  • ack-ack battery
  • ack-ack crew
  • ack-ack position
  • ack-ack gun
同義詞
  • antiaircraft gun

    the formal term, widely used in technical and historical writing

  • AA gun

    abbreviated form, common in military contexts

  • flak cannon

    informal term of German origin, used in WWII narratives

用法筆記

Countable noun referring to the weapon itself. Common in historical accounts of World War II and often used with an article (an ack-ack, the ack-ack).

常見錯誤

The soldier fired ack-ack at the plane.' (when meaning the weapon)
The soldier fired an ack-ack at the plane.
Adding 'an' makes it clear you mean the gun, not the gunfire.

常見搭配

常用片語

  • ack-ack fire
  • ack-ack barrage

介系詞搭配

  • under ack-ack
  • from ack-ack