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flaky

/fley-kee/US // ˈfleɪ ki //UK // (ˈfleɪkɪ) //

片状的,片状,片状物,片状结构

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    flak·i·er, flak·i·est.

    • : of or like flakes.
    • : lying or cleaving off in flakes or layers.
    • : Slang. eccentric; wacky; dizzy: a flaky math professor.

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Examples

  • If you have dry, flaky skin beneath the beard, this cleanser will help make your face happy.

  • You can also add the spent pods to a jar filled with sugar to get vanilla-flavored sugar, and do the same with a flaky finishing salt such as Maldon.

  • He has developed a recipe that results in biscuits whose interiors are more cake-y than flaky.

  • There are many, many problems where the physics is sort of flaky.

  • Season with lots of extra orange zest, juice, olive oil, flaky salt and mint.

  • It is the “glue that holds often flaky single malts together,” as Broom puts it.

  • Overnight, she was transformed from a Republican with a solid professional reputation into another flaky PC whiner.

  • Its flaky and slightly burned crust was reminiscent of crème brulee.

  • The phyllo cooks until golden, crisp, and flaky, and the cheesy spinach filling is addictive, to say the least.

  • And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.

  • She had forced herself to eat most of her soup, and now she was picking the flaky bits of a court bouillon with her fork.

  • The residue in the dish consisted of undecomposed tar and an olive-green flaky substance.

  • His biscuits came to the table hot and flaky, his bacon was done to a turn.

  • This flaky part is as white as snow, and is the only eatable part of the fruit.