Flank : (건물/산/사물 등의)측면, (사람)옆구리, (동물) 옆몸통, (군대/스포츠 경기 대형의)측면, ~이 옆에 있다, 측면에 있다, 측면에 배치되다, 옆에 배치되다
Outflank : 측면에서 공격하다, 선수를 치다, 상대를 압도하다, 상대의 허를 찌르다
1)
the flank is the side of something
it could be the body onthe side between the hips and rips
a flank of pork
my right flank, it hurts a bit
but it is just another word meaning the side of something
the road goes across the eastern flank of the mountain, the eastern side
the side of an animal
the flank of an animal, the side bit
the side of your body, this is flank as well
a synonym for the side of someothing or the wing when you are talking a formation
the right flank of the field
the left flank of the field
I stroke the flank of the cat
2)
this word flank is very often used in military terms or in football as well
a winger is a flanker, he is the person who goes on the flank, on the sides of the pitch, he doesn't go on the middle
if you have a military formation, the flank of that military formation are the two sides
this is where we get the idea of to flank or to outflank
if you can maneuver so that you are at the side of your enemy, it's much easier to attact them
a flank of an army
a flank of a military force
you flank, you come round the side of something
a flanking maneuver
3)
to outflank is to go round the edge
we use this word outflank, meaning to get the better of an opponent
to use a better strategy
I was outflanked by his strategy, he gained a tactical advantage, he got the better of me
he outmaneuvered me
because he was smarter, he outflanked me
i am gonna outflank him and win this finally
you need to think about this carfully because otherwise your opponent could outflank you
to be smarter than
to outthink
Formality : 5.5 - 6 for all
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