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flake

/fleyk/US // fleɪk //UK // (fleɪk) //

鳞片,薄片,剥落,片状

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a small, flat, thin piece, especially one that has been or become detached from a larger piece or mass: flakes of old paint.
    • : any small piece or mass: a flake of snow.
    • : a stratum or layer.
    • : Slang. an eccentric person; screwball: My sister's new boyfriend is a real flake—I can't imagine why she goes out with him.
    • : Slang. cocaine.
    • : a usually broad, often irregular piece of stone struck from a larger core and sometimes retouched to form a flake tool.
v.无主动词 verb
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    flaked, flak·ing.

    • : to peel off or separate in flakes.
    • : to fall in flakes, as snow.
v.有主动词 verb
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    flaked, flak·ing.

    • : to remove in flakes.
    • : to break flakes or chips from; break into flakes: to flake fish for a casserole.
    • : to cover with or as if with flakes.
    • : to form into flakes.

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Examples

  • Getting my first job as a college graduate in 1976 and going outside with snow coming down and seeing a streetlight refract the flakes into a kaleidoscopic rainbow.

  • I fry the breadcrumbs in a Dutch oven with a generous amount of olive oil, five minced garlic cloves and a pinch of red pepper flakes.

  • The kitchen can adjust that dashi by omitting a few ingredients including bonito flakes to make it a vegan complement to plant-based dishes.

  • In a medium bowl, combine the panko, the 3 tablespoons of oil, the parsley, garlic, Parmesan cheese, oregano, salt and pepper flakes.

  • You’ll know your fish is ready to eat when the meat is opaque and flakes easily.

  • The 2014 midterm elections are just months behind us, but already Flake feels the pressure of the 2016 presidential elections.

  • Add olive oil to the pan and toss in the garlic and chili flake.

  • Visiting Gold Flake Paint is like talking to a brilliant friend who has exqusite taste that's just a bit different from yours.

  • Republicans Rob Portman of Ohio and Jeff Flake of Arizona also tumbled.

  • The Hispanic candidate Richard Carmona lost his Senate bid to Republican Jeff Flake.

  • See if you can strike off tiny flakes until the large flake looks like a spearhead.

  • After that Fleetfoot took great pains to learn how to flake flint points.

  • He pushed a flint flake back and forth upon one of the prongs of the antler.

  • You simply fastened a flake of flint in the cock and snapped it against a steel plate.

  • If you can strike off a large flint flake with three faces, see if you can make it into a knife-saw-file.