Word · Frequency #10159
flakes
薄片；碎片
flakes is the plural of flake.
核心释义
a small, thin piece that has broken off or become loose from a larger surface
- 1.
松散的薄片或薄层
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
- 2.
用支柱支撑的晾晒鳕鱼等的架子
A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things.
- 3.
雪花
a crystal of snow
- 4.
鱼或类似动物的鳞片
A scale of a fish or similar animal
- 5.
悬挂在船侧的小平台,供工人站立进行填缝等工作
A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on while calking, etc.
- 6.
性格古怪的人
a person with an unusual or odd personality
- 7.
史前石器工具
A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
- 8.
从整体上剥落的小碎片
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- 9.
只有两种颜色的大花康乃馨,花瓣有大条纹
A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.
- 10.
绳索的平整卷层
A flat turn or tier of rope.
- 11.
晾鱼的铁丝架
A wire rack for drying fish.
雪花；古怪的人；怪人；鳞片；鱼鳞；晾鱼架；船侧吊板
用法In use
Snowflakes fell gently from the sky, covering the ground in white.
用法提示：此处flake为可数名词复数，意为'雪花'。
He's such a flake that he never shows up on time for any meeting.
用法提示：此处flake为可数名词单数，意为'性格古怪的人'。
She brushed the paint flakes off her shirt after painting the wall.
用法提示：此处flake为可数名词复数，意为'从整体上剥落的小碎片'。
a flake of sth
flake 是可数名词，a flake of 强调“一小片、一小块”，后面接物质或不可数名词。
A flake of snow landed on her glove.
一片雪花落在她的手套上。
in flakes
in flakes 作方式状语，意思是“成片地、一片片地”，常与 come off、peel 等动词连用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数加-s；作'性格古怪的人'时也可数
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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