flake

🇬🇧 UK/fleik/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off from something larger.

薄片,碎片

v.

To break or chip off in thin pieces; to fail to keep a commitment or prove unreliable.

剥落,脱落;失约,不守信用

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
flakeother
=flake

Common Collocations

  • 1.snowflake雪花

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A flake of paint fell from the old ceiling during the storm.

  • 2.

    He proved to be an unreliable friend who would flake on plans.

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