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flake
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- Conjugation :
past
flaked
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ing
flaking
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Derivatives :
n
flaker
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- flake
[fleɪk]
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1.
noun
[c]
[of rust, paint]
薄片
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2.
noun
[of snow]
片
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3.
vi.
[paint, enamel+]
(also: flake off) 剥落
Collins English-English Dictionary
- flake
[fleɪk]
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1.
n
a small thin piece or layer chipped off or detached from an object or substance; scale
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2.
n
a small piece or particle
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a flake of snow
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3.
n
a thin layer or stratum
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4.
n
[archaeol]
a fragment removed by chipping or hammering from a larger stone used as a tool or weapon - See also blade
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5.
n
(as modifier)
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flake tool
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6.
n
[slang]
[chiefly US]
an eccentric, crazy, or unreliable person
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7.
vb
to peel or cause to peel off in flakes; chip
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8.
vb
to cover or become covered with or as with flakes
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9.
vt.
[tr]
to form into flakes
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10.
vt.
[Etymology]
C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian flak disc, Middle Dutch vlacken to flutter
- flake
[fleɪk]
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1.
n
a rack or platform for drying fish or other produce
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old Norse flaki; related to Dutch vlaak hurdle
- flake
[fleɪk]
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1.
vb
another word for fake
- flake
[fleɪk]
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1.
n
(in Australia) the commercial name for the meat of the gummy shark
Examples
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a flake of snow
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雪片
→ flake
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a flake of snow
→ flake
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flake tool
→ flake
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片鱼片儿
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flake a fish
→ 片
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