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  1. Oxford Dictionary

    flake

    • IPA[fleɪk]

    英式

    • n.
      a small, flat, very thin piece of something, typically one which has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece；a snowflake
    • v.
      come or fall away from a surface in flakes；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, very thin piece of something, typically one which has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece he licked the flakes of croissant off his finger
    • ▪ 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 flakes the paint had been flaking off for years
    • ▪ lose small fragments from the surface my nails have started to flake at the ends
    • 2. separate (food) into flakes or thin pieces flake the fish
    • ▪ (of food) come apart in flakes or thin pieces cook until the fish flakes easily
    • 3. North American informal fail to keep an appointment or fulfil 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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