英语词汇“flaky”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

flak•y adj., 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.

Also, flak′ey

1570–80; 1965–70 for def. 3; flake¹ + -y¹; sense of def. 3 probably flake⁴ + -y¹, though influenced by flake¹

flak′i•ly, adv.
flak′i•ness, n.

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flaky /ˈfleɪkɪ/ adj (flakier, flakiest)

like or made of flakes
tending to peel off or break easily into flakes
Also: flakey US slang eccentric; crazy

ˈflakily adv ˈflakiness n

flake¹ n., v., flaked, flak•ing.
n. [countable]

a small, flat, thin piece:a few flakes of snow.
Slang Termsan eccentric person;
screwball.

v. [no object]

to peel off, fall in, or form into flakes:Cook until the fish flakes easily with a fork.

flak•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.

flake¹ n., v., flaked, flak•ing.
n.

a small, flat, thin piece, esp. 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 Termsan eccentric person;
screwball.
Slang Termscocaine.
Anthropology, Buildinga usually broad, often irregular piece of stone struck from a larger core and sometimes retouched to form a flake tool.

v.i.

to peel off or separate in flakes.
to fall in flakes, as snow.

v.t.

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.

1350–1400; (noun, nominal) Middle English; akin to Old English flac- in flacox flying (said of arrows), Old Norse flakka to rove, wander, Middle Dutch vlacken to flutter; (in def. 4) by back formation from flaky, in sense "eccentric, odd''; (verb, verbal) late Middle English: to fall in flakes, derivative of the noun, nominal

flake′less, adj.
flak′er, n.

flake² n.

a frame, as for drying fish.

Old Norse flaki, fleki bridge, hurdle
Middle English flake, fleke 1300–50

flake³ n., v., flaked, flak•ing. [Naut.]
n.

Nautical, Naval Termsfake² (defs. 1, 2).

v.t.

Nautical, Naval Termsfake² (def. 3).
Nautical, Naval Termsto lower (a fore-and-aft sail) so as to drape the sail equally on both sides over its boom.

apparently variant of fake² 1620–30

flake⁴ v., flaked, flak•ing. flake out, [Slang.]

to fall asleep;
take a nap.

1935–40; perh. expressive variant of flag³; compare Brit. dialect, dialectal flack to hang loosely, flap

单词	flaky
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 flak•y (flā′kē),USA pronunciation adj., 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. `Also, flak′ey` 1570–80; 1965–70 for def. 3; flake¹ + -y¹; sense of def. 3 probably flake⁴ + -y¹, though influenced by flake¹ flak′i•ly, adv. flak′i•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flaky /ˈfleɪkɪ/ adj (flakier, flakiest) like or made of flakes tending to peel off or break easily into flakes Also: flakey US slang eccentric; crazy ˈflakily adv ˈflakiness n WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 flake¹ /fleɪk/USA pronunciation n., v., flaked, flak•ing. n. [countable] a small, flat, thin piece:a few flakes of snow. Slang Termsan eccentric person; screwball. v. [no object] to peel off, fall in, or form into flakes:Cook until the fish flakes easily with a fork. flak•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 flake¹ (flāk),USA pronunciation n., v., flaked, flak•ing. n. a small, flat, thin piece, esp. 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 Termsan eccentric person; screwball. Slang Termscocaine. Anthropology, Buildinga usually broad, often irregular piece of stone struck from a larger core and sometimes retouched to form a flake tool. v.i. to peel off or separate in flakes. to fall in flakes, as snow. v.t. 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. 1350–1400; (noun, nominal) Middle English; akin to Old English flac- in flacox flying (said of arrows), Old Norse flakka to rove, wander, Middle Dutch vlacken to flutter; (in def. 4) by back formation from flaky, in sense "eccentric, odd''; (verb, verbal) late Middle English: to fall in flakes, derivative of the noun, nominal flake′less, adj. flak′er, n. flake² (flāk),USA pronunciation n. a frame, as for drying fish. Old Norse flaki, fleki bridge, hurdle Middle English flake, fleke 1300–50 flake³ (flāk),USA pronunciation n., v., flaked, flak•ing. [Naut.] n. Nautical, Naval Termsfake² (defs. 1, 2). v.t. Nautical, Naval Termsfake² (def. 3). Nautical, Naval Termsto lower (a fore-and-aft sail) so as to drape the sail equally on both sides over its boom. apparently variant of fake² 1620–30 flake⁴ (flāk),USA pronunciation v., flaked, flak•ing. flake out, [Slang.] to fall asleep; take a nap. 1935–40; perh. expressive variant of flag³; compare Brit. dialect, dialectal flack to hang loosely, flap
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