noun🔗Share薄片,碎片 A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything"There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls."地板上有一些油漆薄片,那是我们刷墙的时候掉下来的.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鳞片 A scale of a fish or similar animal"After cleaning the fish, I found a small, silvery flake stuck to my hand. "清理完鱼后,我发现一片小小的、银色的鳞片粘在了我的手上。animalfishbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share石片,打制石器。 A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone."The archaeologist carefully examined the stone flake, noting its sharp edges. "考古学家仔细检查了这片石片,留意到它锋利的边缘。archaeologymaterialhistorygeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share不靠谱的人,怪人. A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living."Sarah was a flake; she promised to help with the group project but never showed up. "莎拉是个不靠谱的人;她答应帮忙做小组项目,结果一次都没出现。personcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share瓣裂康乃馨 A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes."The florist showed me a beautiful flake, a carnation with large pink and white stripes. "花店老板给我看了一朵漂亮的瓣裂康乃馨,是那种有着粉色和白色粗条纹的康乃馨。plantcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share圈, 环, 一圈绳索 A flat turn or tier of rope."The sailor carefully laid each flake of the heavy rope on the deck, ensuring they didn't tangle. "水手小心地把粗重绳索的每一圈都平铺在甲板上,确保它们不会缠在一起。nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share剥落,脱落。 To break or chip off in a flake."The paint flaked off after only a year."油漆只过了一年就剥落了。materialactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share放鸽子,爽约,临阵脱逃。 To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through."My friend promised to help me study for the test, but he flaked on me at the last minute. "我朋友答应帮我复习考试,结果最后关头放了我鸽子。characterattitudeactionpersonmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share盘绕, 分层堆放 To store an item such as rope or sail in layers"The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment."绳索被盘绕分层堆放在容器里,便于连接和展开。nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share打,揍 To hit (another person).""If you don't stop teasing your brother, I'm going to flake you!" "你要是再逗你弟弟,我就要揍你了!actionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share角鲨,狗鲨. Dogfish."The fisherman caught a few different kinds of fish, including a flake. "渔夫捕到了几种不同的鱼,包括一条角鲨。fishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鱼片,鲨鱼肉片 The meat of the gummy shark."My favorite part of fish and chips is the flake, which is soft and white. "我最喜欢炸鱼薯条里的鲨鱼肉片,它的肉质又软又白。foodfishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share赝品,冒牌货. Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently."The "discount" offer on the new phone was just a marketing flake; it was not a real deal. "那款新手机的“折扣”优惠不过是个营销噱头,根本就是个冒牌货,不是真的优惠。characterpersonattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share骗局,诡计 A trick; a swindle."He tried to sell me a broken phone, but I knew it was a flake. "他想把一个坏手机卖给我,但我知道这是个骗局。characteractionattitudepersonbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share假动作,虚晃。 A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent."The basketball player used a quick flake to get past the defender and score. "那个篮球运动员用一个快速的假动作晃过了防守队员,成功得分。sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share圈,环。 One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil."The sailor carefully laid out each flake of the thick rope on the deck to prevent it from tangling. "水手小心地在甲板上铺开粗绳的每一圈,以防止它缠绕在一起。nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share栅栏,篱笆. A paling; a hurdle."The farmer used a flake to separate the sheep into different pens. "农民用栅栏把羊群分隔到不同的圈里。propertystructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share架子,晒鱼架. A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things."The fisherman used the wooden flake to dry the freshly caught cod. "渔夫用木制晒鱼架来晾晒刚捕获的鳕鱼。nauticalfoodagriculturestructurebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share舷侧工作台 A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on while calking, etc."The shipwright used the small flake to reach the hull and apply the sealant. "造船匠使用舷侧工作台以便够到船体并涂抹密封剂。nauticalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading