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。
薄片；碎片
flakes — plural of flake
雪花；古怪的人；怪人；鳞片；鱼鳞；晾鱼架；船侧吊板
a small, thin piece that has broken off or become loose from a larger surface
松散的薄片或薄层
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
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.
雪花
a crystal of snow
鱼或类似动物的鳞片
A scale of a fish or similar animal
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.
性格古怪的人
a person with an unusual or odd personality
史前石器工具
A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
从整体上剥落的小碎片
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
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.
绳索的平整卷层
A flat turn or tier of rope.
晾鱼的铁丝架
A wire rack for drying fish.
Snowflakes fell gently from the sky, covering the ground in white.
雪花轻轻从天空飘落，将地面染成白色。
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.
他是个非常古怪的人，开会从不按时出现。
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.
刷完墙壁后，她刷掉了衬衫上的油漆碎片。
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'。
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 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。
The paint on the door has started to come off in flakes.
门上的油漆开始一片片地脱落。
flake 指人时，表示性格古怪、行为与众不同的人。
Her brother is a bit of a flake, but he means well.
她弟弟有点古怪，但心地不错。
flake 常指自然脱落或成层状的薄片，chip 则多指从硬物上碰落、崩掉的小块，常带缺口义。
sliver 强调细长或尖削的形状，而 flake 通常指平整的薄片，二者不能随意互换。
shard 多用于硬而脆的材料碎片，刀口锋利，flake 则无此限定。
fragment 范围较广，可指任意大小的破块，不特别强调薄片或层状结构；在需要明确“薄片”时不如 flake 准确。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many flake of snow in the sky.
正确表达There are many flakes of snow in the sky.
flake 是可数名词，而中文名词通常没有复数形式，学习者容易漏掉复数词尾 -s。在 many 后必须使用复数 flakes。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is flake of paint on the floor.
正确表达There is a flake of paint on the floor.
中文没有冠词系统，单数可数名词前容易漏掉不定冠词。flake 在这里指“一片”，是可数名词单数，前面需要加 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子She cut a flake of bread for breakfast.
正确表达She cut a slice of bread for breakfast.
中文“片”可以对应英语的多个词。切下的面包片用 slice，而 flake 指易碎、薄而小的碎片或薄层（如雪花、鱼鳞、漆皮），不能用来表示切下的面包片。
针对“薄片”义项的反义：指厚实不规则的团块，与扁平薄片相对。
针对“薄片”义项：指厚而大的块状物，与扁平薄片相对。
一片雪花
A single flake of snow landed on her sleeve.
一片雪花落在她的袖子上。
玉米片
He poured milk over his corn flakes.
他往玉米片上倒了牛奶。
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。
头皮屑
His collar was covered with dandruff flakes.
他的衣领上沾满了头皮屑。
一片酥皮
She brushed a flake of pastry off the table.
她把一片酥皮从桌上拂掉。
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A flake of skin peeled off his sunburned shoulder.
一片皮屑从他晒伤的肩膀上脱落。