flake

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

flake [flake flakes flaked flaking] noun, verb BrE [fleɪk] NAmE [fleɪk]
noun
1. a small, very thin layer or piece of sth, especially one that has broken off from sth larger
•flakes of snow/paint
•dried onion flakes
see also ↑cornflakes, ↑snowflake, ↑soap flakes
2. (NAmE, informal)a person who is strange or unusual or who forgets things easily

Word Origin:
n. and v. Middle English Germanic ↑flag ‘flagstone’ ↑flawsense 1 late 15th cent. ‘become languid’ ‘fall in folds’ flack ↑flag ‘to become tired’

Example Bank:
•Large flakes of paint were peeling off the walls.
Derived: ↑flake out
 
verb
1. intransitive ~ (off) to fall off in small thin pieces
•You could see bare wood where the paint had flaked off.
•His skin was dry and flaking.
2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to break sth, especially fish or other food into small thin pieces; to fall into small thin pieces
•Flake the tuna and add to the sauce.
•flaked almonds
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. and v. Middle English Germanic ↑flag ‘flagstone’ ↑flawsense 1 late 15th cent. ‘become languid’ ‘fall in folds’ flack ↑flag ‘to become tired’
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bit, chip, fleck, scrap, eccentric, eccentric person, oddball, geek, snowflake, peel off, peel, flake off