Word · Frequency #10159
flakes
薄片；碎片
flakes is the plural of flake.
a small, thin piece that has broken off or become loose from a larger surface
- 1.
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
松散的薄片或薄层
- 2.
A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things.
用支柱支撑的晾晒鳕鱼等的架子
- 3.
a crystal of snow
雪花
- 4.
A scale of a fish or similar animal
鱼或类似动物的鳞片
- 5.
A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on while calking, etc.
悬挂在船侧的小平台,供工人站立进行填缝等工作
- 6.
a person with an unusual or odd personality
性格古怪的人
- 7.
A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
史前石器工具
- 8.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
从整体上剥落的小碎片
- 9.
A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.
只有两种颜色的大花康乃馨,花瓣有大条纹
- 10.
A flat turn or tier of rope.
绳索的平整卷层
- 11.
A wire rack for drying fish.
晾鱼的铁丝架
雪花；古怪的人；怪人；鳞片；鱼鳞；晾鱼架；船侧吊板
In use
Snowflakes fell gently from the sky, covering the ground in white.
He's such a flake that he never shows up on time for any meeting.
She brushed the paint flakes off her shirt after painting the wall.
Connections
Collocations
- a flake of snow
- 一片雪花
- A single flake of snow landed on her sleeve.一片雪花落在她的袖子上。
- corn flakes
- 玉米片
- He poured milk over his corn flakes.他往玉米片上倒了牛奶。
- paint flakes
- 油漆碎片
- Paint flakes covered the floor after the wall was scraped.墙壁刮完后，地板上满是油漆碎片。
- dandruff flakes
- 头皮屑
- His collar was covered with dandruff flakes.他的衣领上沾满了头皮屑。
- a flake of pastry
- 一片酥皮
- She brushed a flake of pastry off the table.她把一片酥皮从桌上拂掉。
- a flake of skin
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 flake 记成“弗雷克”：雪花、鳞片、碎屑都是薄片；性格飘忽、靠不住的人也叫 flake。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常物品描述、天气/自然现象、口语评价人 该词作名词时，表示“薄片、雪花、鱼鳞”等具体物体时通常属中性，正式与非正式场合都较常见；表示“古怪的人”或“不可靠的人”时则是非正式口语用法，多用于熟人间的随意交谈。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数加-s；作'性格古怪的人'时也可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上这些词均与 flake /fleɪk/ 押韵，因为它们都含有相同的拼写部分 "ake"，读作 /eɪk/。请注意：flak /flæk/ 和 fleck /flek/ 虽然拼写相近，但元音不同，不与 flake 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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