flake
[fleɪk] noun countable
SMALL PIECE 小片
■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。
[fleɪk] noun countable
PERSON 人 mainly US informal
■a person who you cannot trust to remember things or to do what they say they will do, or someone who behaves in a strange way 健忘的人；古怪的人，奇特的人
[fleɪk] verb intransitive
■to come off a surface in small thin pieces 成片地剥落、脱落•Patches of skin are starting to flake off.片片皮屑开始脱落。
[fleɪk] verb intransitive
Phrasal Verbs flake out informal
■to suddenly go to sleep or feel weak because you are extremely tired 突然睡着；（因疲倦而）倒下•I got home and flaked out on the sofa.我一进家门便瘫倒在沙发上。 |