flake
noun[C]
uk/fleɪk/us/fleɪk/flakenoun[C](SMALL PIECE)
asmall,thinpieceof something,especiallyif it has come from asurfacecoveredwith alayerof something:
小薄片；（尤指）碎片flakes ofsnow雪花
soapflakes肥皂片
Thisroomneedsdecorating- flakes ofpaintkeepcoming off thewalls.这个房间需要装修——墙上的油漆不断地一片片地往下掉。
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dab
- dash
- dollop
- grain
- hint
- oddments
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- skinny
- spark
- swatch
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
flakenoun[C](PERSON)
mainlyUSinformalsometimesoffensive
apersonyou cannottrusttorememberthings or to do what theypromise, or someone whobehavesin astrangeway:
健忘的人；不靠谱的人；古怪的人As thestorybegins, sheseemsabitof a flake, and we're notsurehowstrongherjudgmentis.
- Thesejudgesdon't have anyrespectfor youanymore. Theythinkyou're atremendouslytalentedboy, but they alsothinkyou're a flake.
- EveryonethoughtTonywas aphoneyand a flake who wasincapableofholdingapositionfor more than threeseconds.
- I had anideaof him as a flake but Istartedrealisinghe was afantasticcomedian.
Stupid and silly people
- airhead
- berk
- birdbrain
- blithering idiot
- blockhead
- dumb-ass
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- eejit
- mutt
- need
- needyourhead examinedidiom
- nimrod
- nincompoop
- stupid
- thicko
- tosser
- troglodyte
- turkey
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Strange, suspicious and unnatural things and people
flake
verb[I]
uk/fleɪk/us/fleɪk/to come off asurfaceinsmall,thinpieces:
（成片地）剥落，脱落Patches ofskinarestartingto flakeoff.片片皮屑开始脱落。
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- catch
- crack
- fall apart
- fall to piecesidiom
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- rip
- splinter
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
Phrasal verb
flake out