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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    flake

    • IPA[flāk]

    美式

    • n.
      a small, flat, thin piece of something, typically one that has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece；a snowflake
    • v.
      come or fall away from a surface in thin pieces；lose small fragments from the surface

    • verb: flake, 3rd person present: flakes, gerund or present participle: flaking, past tense: flaked, past participle: flaked

    • noun: flake, plural noun: flakes

    • 釋義
    • 片語

    名詞

    • 1. a small, flat, thin piece of something, typically one that has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece paint peeling off the walls in unsightly flakes flakes of pastry
    • ▪ a snowflake the snow was coming down in thick flakes
    • ▪ a piece of hard stone chipped off for use as a tool by prehistoric humans flake tools
    • ▪ thin pieces of crushed, dried food or bait for fish.
    • 2. informal an unreliable, eccentric, or unconventional person I told my husband she was a flake and she'd never show up

    動詞

    • 1. come or fall away from a surface in thin pieces the paint had been flaking off for years
    • ▪ lose small fragments from the surface my nails have started to flake at the ends
    • 2. break or divide (food) into thin pieces flake the fish
    • ▪ (of food, especially when well cooked) come apart in thin pieces cook until the fish flakes easily
    • 3. North American informal fail to keep an appointment or fulfill a commitment, especially with little or no advance notice a real friend won't ever flake on you twice, you had plans, and both times you flaked

    片語