英漢字典

詞彙 flake 在中文的含義

flake 在英語中是什麼意思？與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法

flake

US /fleɪk/
UK /fleɪk/
"flake" picture

名詞

1.

薄片, 碎片, 雪花

a small, thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece

範例:
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Snow flakes fell softly on the ground.
雪花輕輕地落在地上。
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There were tiny flakes of paint on the old wall.
舊牆上有微小的油漆碎片。
同義詞:
chipfragmentslivershredspeck
2.

靠不住的人, 不守信用的人

(informal) a person who is unreliable or tends to forget things or not show up

範例:
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Don't invite him, he's such a flake and will probably cancel last minute.
別邀請他了，他就是個靠不住的人，很可能會在最後一刻取消。
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I was supposed to meet Sarah, but she's a total flake and never showed up.
我本該和莎拉見面，但她真是個十足的靠不住的人，根本沒出現。
同義詞:
unreliable personscatterbraindreamerspace cadetairhead

動詞

1.

剝落, 脫落

to break or cause to break into small, thin pieces

範例:
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The old paint began to flake off the wall.
舊油漆開始從牆上剝落。
•
His skin tends to flake in dry weather.
他的皮膚在乾燥天氣下容易脫皮。
同義詞:
peelchipsheddesquamate
2.

放鴿子, 掉鏈子

(informal) to fail to keep an appointment or be unreliable

範例:
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He promised to help, but he always flakes out at the last minute.
他答應幫忙，但他總是在最後一刻掉鏈子。
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Don't count on him for the party; he might flake.
別指望他參加派對；他可能會放鴿子。
同義詞:
bailcancelrenegeback outditch
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞
相關詞:
soap flakes