flake

🇺🇸 /fleɪk/ 🇬🇧 /fleɪk/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP10000
noun
R

A small, thin piece that has broken off from a larger substance.

The snow was falling gently, and tiny flakes landed on her coat.

小片的雪花輕輕地飄落,落在她的外套上。

R

A person who is considered unreliable or who frequently changes their opinions.

He's such a flake; you can't rely on him to be on time.

他太不可靠了,你不能指望他準時。

verb
R

To break or come off in small, thin pieces.

The old wallpaper started to flake in the corners.

舊壁紙開始在角落脫落。

R

To separate something into thin, small pieces, or to break into such pieces.

She flaked the fish into small pieces for the salad.

她把魚肉剥成小塊做沙拉。

translation

n. 薄片, 不靠譜的人
v. 剝落, 使成薄片

詞形變化

3rd Present flakes
Past flaked
Perfect flaked
Progressive flaking
Plural flakes