flake
- IPA[flāk]
美式
- a small, flat, thin piece of something, typically one that has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece；a snowflake
- 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
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