noun🔗Share假货, 赝品 Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently."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。characterattitudequalitynegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share骗局，诡计 A trick; a swindle."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。actioncharacterbusinessChat 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 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。sportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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."我们粉刷墙壁的时候，地上掉了一些油漆薄片。materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share鳞片 A scale of a fish or similar animal"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。animalfishbiologypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share石片, 砾石. A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone."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。archaeologymaterialgeologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share不靠谱的人，不着调的人。 A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living."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。personcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share杂色康乃馨 A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes."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。plantcolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share绳圈，绳匝 A flat turn or tier of rope."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。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."油漆只用了一年就剥落了。materialactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share临阵脱逃，放弃，不履行. To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.""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。characteractionattitudepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share盘绕，圈绕 To store an item such as rope or sail in layers"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。nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share打, 揍. To hit (another person).""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。actionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share栅栏，篱笆. A paling; a hurdle."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.architecturepropertyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share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."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。nauticalbuildingagriculturefoodChat 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 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。nauticalsailingtechnicalworkbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
