flake
n
small thin layer or piece, esp one that has broken off a surface or object; small loose bit ?quot;∑ㄓ戎复游锾迳习湎吕吹模? 小碎片
Scrape off all the loose flakes of paint before redecorating. 先把翘起来的漆皮刮掉再重新装修.
snowflakes 雪花 * soap-flakes 肥皂片. flake, v
1 [I, Ip] ~ (off/away) come or fall off in flakes 成片状剥落
The paint on the walls is beginning to flake (off). 墙上的漆开始剥落了.
2 [I, Tn] separate (usu food) into flakes (使)(通常为食物)成片: flaked fish 切成片的鱼.
3 (phr v) flake out (infml 口) collapse or fall asleep from exhaustion (因精疲力竭)瘫倒或入睡
When I got home from the airport, I flaked out in the nearest armchair. 我从机场回到家, 便一下瘫倒在离我最近的沙发上了.
Yes, I see. How can they get rid of waste water in this way? What a terrible colour the sea is now! It looks as if our class won't be able to bathe at all.
是的,我看见了。他们怎么能这样排放废水呢?海水的颜色多么可怕呀!看来我们班同学根本不能在这里游泳。
Modern machines can make the copy bigger or smaller, lighter or darker and copy onto both sides of the paper.