flake 英 [fleɪk]   美 [flek]

flake

flake  英 [fleɪk] 美 [flek]

vi. 剥落;成片状剥落  vt. 使…成薄片;将…剥落  n. 小薄片;火花 

进行时:flaking  过去式:flaked  过去分词:flaked  第三人称单数:flakes  名词复数:flakes 

Then a large flake of silcrete almost 10 centimetres in diameter was found embedded in ash in an ancient fire pit. 然而一个直径几近10厘米的硅结砾岩大石片被发现嵌在一个远古火坑的灰烬中。

  • A flake is a tiny piece of something. A flake could be a tasty morsel like a croissant flake, or a not so tasty morsel — like a dandruff flake. Ewww.
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  • vi. 剥落;成片状剥落
  • vt. 使…成薄片;将…剥落
  • n. 小薄片;火花
  • 1. Then a large flake of silcrete almost 10 centimetres in diameter was found embedded in ash in an ancient fire pit.

    然而一个直径几近10厘米的硅结砾岩大石片被发现嵌在一个远古火坑的灰烬中。

  • flake (n.) "thin flat piece of snow; a particle," early 14c., also flauke, flagge, which is of uncertain origin, possibly from Old English *flacca "flakes of snow," or from cognate Old Norse flak "flat piece," from Proto-Germanic *flakaz (source also of Middle Dutch vlac, Dutch vlak "flat, level," Middle High German vlach, German Flocke "flake"); from PIE root *plak- (1) "to be flat." From late 14c. as "a speck, a spot."
  • flake (v.) early 15c., flaken, (of snow) "to fall in flakes," from flake (n.). Transitive meaning "break or peel off in flakes" is from 1620s; intransitive sense of "to come off in flakes" is from 1759. . Related: Flaked; flaking.
flake / fleɪk ; NAmE fleɪk / noun , verb flake flakes flaked flaking noun 1 a small, very thin layer or piece of sth, especially one that has broken off from sth larger 小薄片;(尤指)碎片 flakes of snow/paint 雪花;剥落的片片油漆 dried onion flakes 干洋葱皮片 see also cornflakes , snowflake , soap flakes 2 ( NAmE) ( informal) a person who is strange or unusual or who forgets things easily 古怪的人;奇特的人;健忘的人 verb 1 [intransitive ] flake(off) to fall off in small thin pieces (成小薄片)脱落,剥落 You could see bare wood where the paint had flaked off. 油漆剥落处可以看见光秃秃的木头。 His skin was dry and flaking. 他的皮肤干燥,脱皮屑。 2 [transitive ,  intransitive ] flake(sth) to break sth, especially fish or other food into small thin pieces; to fall into small thin pieces 把(鱼、食物等)切成薄片 Flake the tuna and add to the sauce. 把金枪鱼切成片,加上调味汁。 flaked almonds 杏仁片 PHRASAL VERB ˌflake ˈout 1 ( informal) to lie down or fall asleep because you are extremely tired (疲倦得)倒下,睡着 When I got home he'd already flaked out on the bed. 我到家时他已累倒在床上。 2 ( NAmE) ( informal) to begin to behave in a strange way 行为古怪起来 flake / fleɪk ; NAmE fleɪk /
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