flake
翻译
薄片, 雪花, 靠不住的人
例句
A flake of paint came off the wall.
墙上掉下来一片油漆。
He's such a flake; he never shows up.
他这人太不靠谱了，从来都不露面。
语法模式
((a flake of sth.)) (…的)一片 A flake of paint came off the wall.
((sb.)) is a flake (某人)是个不靠谱的人 He's such a flake; he never shows up.
近义词
字面义: chip, fragment; 口语义: unreliable person
词源
源自日耳曼语。指小而薄的片状物，如雪花或玉米片。
记忆技巧
想象一个人的计划像雪花一样脆弱，轻易就破碎了。