| 词汇 | flake |
| 释义 | flake noun[ C ] uk /fleɪk/ us /fleɪk/ flakenoun[C] (SMALL PIECE)a small, thin piece of something, especially if it has come from a surface covered with a layer of something: 小薄片;（尤指）碎片 flakes of snow雪花 soap flakes肥皂片 This room needs decorating - flakes of paint keep coming off the walls.这个房间需要装修——墙上的油漆不断地一片片地往下掉。 Words meaning small pieces and amounts by a noseidiom clipping crumb dab of something dash dollop grain ort paring peewee pinch potsherd skinny spark tad thimbleful tidbit tiddler titbit trace flakenoun[C] (PERSON)mainly USinformal sometimes offensive a person you cannot trust to remember things or to do what they promise, or someone who behaves in a strange way: 健忘的人;不靠谱的人;古怪的人 As the story begins, she seems a bit of a flake, and we're not sure how strong her judgment is. These judges don't have any respect for you anymore. They think you're a tremendously talented boy, but they also think you're a flake. Everyone thought Tony was a phoney and a flake who was incapable of holding a position for more than three seconds. I had an idea of him as a flake but I started realising he was a fantastic comedian. Stupid and silly people airhead berk birdbrain blithering idiot blockhead dullard dumb-ass dummy dunce dunderhead muppet mutt need need your head examinedidiom nimrod simp simpleton stupid thicko tosser You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Strange, suspicious and unnatural things and people flake verb[ I ] uk /fleɪk/ us /fleɪk/ flakeverb[I] (FALL OFF)to come off a surface in small, thin pieces: （成片地）剥落，脱落 flake offPatches of skin are starting to flake off.片片皮屑开始脱落。 The paint was flaking, revealing bricks underneath. Tearing and breaking into pieces apart asunder bobble bobbly break into pieces chip crack disintegration dismantle fall apart fall to piecesidiom fragment fragmentation rip shred snag splinter split sunder tear something apart flakeverb[I] (FAIL TO DO STH)informal mainly US to not do what you are expected or have promised to do: An hour before the date I hadn't heard anything from him about where to meet and assumed he'd flaked. flake onShe excelled at college, never missing a deadline or flaking on a project. Don't flake on me now — I need you to be there! She agrees to plans but has a tendency to flake at the last minute. At school I lacked focus and was one of those kids that flake a lot. He ended up flaking on his family's Easter party. Even if I'm tired I don't flake on my friends. Disappointing yourself and others abjectly anticlimactic anticlimax be cracked up to be somethingidiom be one in the eye for someoneidiom blow break bubble disappointingly disappointment disenchantment dishearten disheartening fail let someone down let the side downidiom letdown non-event not all it's cracked up to beidiom sick Phrasal verbflake out flake | American Dictionaryflake noun[ C ] us/fleɪk/ flakenoun[C] (THIN PIECE)a small, thin piece, esp. of a layer on a surface: Flakes of paint fell from the ceiling. flakenoun[C] (PERSON)infml a person who does not seem to pay attention and is sometimes silly: That guy is a real flake. flake verb[ I ] us/fleɪk/ flakeverb[I] (COME OFF IN PIECES)to come off easily in small, thin, flat pieces: Plaster is flaking off the walls. |
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