/fleɪk; flek/
n small thin layer or piece, esp one that has broken off a surface or object; small loose bit 小薄片（尤指从物体上剥落下来的）; 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.

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.