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flakes

/fleɪks/

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noun

假货, 赝品

Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.

Examples :

"He sells "antiques," but most of them are just cheap reproductions and obvious flakes. "

他卖“古董”，但大部分都是廉价的仿制品和明显的假货。

character attitude quality negative

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noun

骗局，诡计

A trick; a swindle.

Examples :

"The salesman's promises were just a bunch of flakes to get people to buy the cheap product. "

那个销售员的承诺不过是一堆骗人的鬼话，目的是让人们购买廉价产品。

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假动作，虚晃。

A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.

Examples :

"The basketball player used quick flakes with the ball to get past the defender and score. "

那位篮球运动员运球时用快速的假动作晃过了防守队员，成功得分。

sport game action

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noun

圈，环，匝.

One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

Examples :

"The sailor carefully laid the mooring line down, making sure there were no kinks between the flakes as he coiled it on the deck. "

水手小心地放下缆绳，一边在甲板上盘绕，一边确保每一圈之间没有扭结。

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noun

薄片，碎片。

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything

Examples :

"There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls."

我们粉刷墙壁的时候，地上掉了一些油漆薄片。

material appearance

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noun

鳞片

A scale of a fish or similar animal

Examples :

"After cleaning the fish, I noticed tiny, silver flakes on my hands. "

清理完鱼之后，我注意到手上沾了细小的银色鳞片。

animal fish biology part

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noun

石片, 砾石.

A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.

Examples :

"The archaeologist carefully brushed the dirt away from the flakes of flint, revealing the remnants of an ancient toolmaking site. "

考古学家小心翼翼地刷去燧石石片上的泥土，显露出一个古代工具制造遗址的残迹。

archaeology material geology history

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noun

不靠谱的人，不着调的人。

A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.

Examples :

"Since Sarah never keeps her appointments and often forgets commitments, everyone considers her a flake. "

因为莎拉从不遵守约定，还经常忘记承诺，所以大家都觉得她是个不靠谱的人。

person character attitude

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noun

杂色康乃馨

A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.

Examples :

"The florist recommended the "flakes" variety of carnations, noting their striking red and white striped petals for the bouquet. "

花店老板推荐了“杂色康乃馨”这个品种，还特别指出它们红白相间的条纹花瓣非常醒目，很适合做花束。

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noun

绳圈，绳匝

A flat turn or tier of rope.

Examples :

"The sailor carefully laid the mooring line in flakes on the dock, ensuring it wouldn't tangle when needed. "

水手小心地把系泊缆绳一圈圈地平铺在码头上，确保需要用的时候不会缠绕。

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verb

剥落, 脱落

To break or chip off in a flake.

Examples :

"The paint flaked off after only a year."

油漆只用了一年就剥落了。

material action

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verb

临阵脱逃，放弃，不履行.

To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.

Examples :

""He said he'd help me move, but he flaked at the last minute, leaving me to do it all alone." "

他说好要帮我搬家的，结果最后关头临阵脱逃，害得我只能自己一个人搬了。

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verb

盘绕，圈绕

To store an item such as rope or sail in layers

Examples :

"The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment."

为了方便连接和展开，绳子被盘绕分层地放入容器中。

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verb

打, 揍.

To hit (another person).

Examples :

""If you bully my little brother again, I'm going to flake you." "

你要是再欺负我弟弟，我就要揍你了。

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noun

栅栏，篱笆.

A paling; a hurdle.

Examples :

"The farmer repaired the flakes to keep the sheep from wandering out of the field. "

农夫修理了篱笆，以防止羊群走失到田地外面.

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晒鱼架，栅架。

A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things.

Examples :

"The fishermen used the wooden flakes to dry their freshly caught cod. "

渔民们用木制晒鱼架来晾晒他们刚捕捞到的鳕鱼。

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舷侧工作台

A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on while calking, etc.

Examples :

"The shipwrights used flakes attached to the hull to safely caulk the seams above the waterline. "

船匠们使用固定在船体上的舷侧工作台，以便安全地填补水线以上的缝隙。

nautical sailing technical work building