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flake

/fleɪk/ 名词 C1

中文: 小片、薄片

  1. 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.· flakes of dandruff
  2. A scale of a fish or similar animal
  3. A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
  4. A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living. (informal) · She makes pleasant conversation, but she's kind of a flake when it comes time for action.
  5. A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.
  6. A flat turn or tier of rope.
  7. A corrupt arrest, e.g. to extort money for release or merely to fulfil a quota. (US, slang)
  8. A wire rack for drying fish.

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As he struck the wall, pieces of stucco similar to that used in the ground work of arabesques broke off, and fell to the ground in flakes, exposing a large white stone.
《The Count of Monte Cristo》,第260页 · C1
There are organic steel-cut oats, artisanal honey granolas, gluten-free flakes, and nutritionally fortified rings, each promising unparalleled health benefits.
《The Tyranny of Choice》,第1页 · C2

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