单词
flake
读音
fleɪk
美式
英式
词根
"Flake" 可能源自 proto-Germanic 词根 "\*flakaz",可能意为"平坦"或"扁平"。
释义
n. 小薄片,碎片;古怪的人;搁架;坚硬石片;(卷绳或盘索的)一圈 v. 剥落,将……剥落;使……成薄片;(非正式)入睡,筋疲力尽;把(绳子)松松挽好 n. (Flake) (美)弗拉克(人名) [ 复数 flakes 第三人称单数 flakes 现在分词 flaking 过去式 flaked 过去分词 flaked ]
例句
Oiled wood is water-resistant and won't flake.
上过油的木头防水而且不会剥落。
The flat cut on the antelope's chin shows that its tongue was cut by a very sharp flake.
羚羊下巴上面平整的切痕,显示它的舌头是被非常锋利的片状器具切割的。
Asked what's on his iPad, Flake e-mailed: "I have a 'notepad' app that I checked the other day."
当问到他的 iPad 中有什么时,Flake 在电子邮件中说:“我日前装了一款'记事本'的应用程序。”
Oiled wood is water-resistant and won't flake.
上过油的木头防水而且不会剥落。
The flat cut on the antelope's chin shows that its tongue was cut by a very sharp flake.
羚羊下巴上面平整的切痕,显示它的舌头是被非常锋利的片状器具切割的。
Asked what's on his iPad, Flake e-mailed: "I have a 'notepad' app that I checked the other day."
当问到他的 iPad 中有什么时,Flake 在电子邮件中说:“我日前装了一款'记事本'的应用程序。”
强化记忆
想象一个下雪的情景,雪以小片(flake)的形式从天空中漫漫降落。而且你的朋友(Terry)总是在雪天里不出现,他就像那个flake,不是很可靠。单词 "flake" 来自于古英语 "flacor",意为扁平。由于其指的是薄片状物,因此它常用来形容如雪花般轻盈纷飞的物体。在美国俚语中,"flake" 的用法进一步发展,用来形容那些行为古怪、不靠谱的人,这可能源于 "flaky" 的含义,意为 "易碎的",引申出 "不稳定的"。
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So if you're waiting for Paul Ryan and the Republicans in Congressto flake away,it's going to take a little while.
If I can watch which lure you use to catch a fish,or I can watch how you flake your hand axeto make it better,
He has until sundown to provide all the temple’s expensesand account for every flake of gold— or face the judgement of the courts.Though he’s insulted by these false charges, Pheidias isn’t surprised.
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