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单词 flake out
释义

flake1 /flāk/

noun
  1. A small flat scale or layer
  2. A very small loose mass, eg of snow
  3. A spark or detached flame
  4. A flash (Spenser)
  5. An eccentric, a crazy person (N American informal)
  6. Cocaine (slang)
transitive verb
  1. To form into flakes
  2. To sprinkle with, or as if with, flakes
intransitive verb

To come off in flakes

ORIGIN: Perh connected with ON flōke flock of wool; OHGer floccho

flakˈiness noun

flakˈy adjective

  1. Formed of, or tending to form, flakes
  2. (of pastry) formed of thin, crumbly layers
  3. Stupid, inept, incompetent (informal)
  4. Crazy, eccentric (US informal)
noun (slang)

An angry outburst, a fit of temper

flakeˈ-white noun

The purest white lead for painting, made in the form of scales or plates

flake out

To collapse from weariness or illness

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