flake
翻譯
薄片, 雪花, 靠不住的人
例句
A flake of paint came off the wall.
牆上掉下來一片油漆。
He's such a flake; he never shows up.
他這人太不靠譜了,從來都不露面。
文法模式
((a flake of sth.)) (…的)一片 A flake of paint came off the wall.
((sb.)) is a flake (某人)是個不靠譜的人 He's such a flake; he never shows up.
近義詞
字面義: chip, fragment; 口語義: unreliable person
詞源
源自日耳曼語。指小而薄的片狀物,如雪花或玉米片。
記憶技巧
想像一個人的計畫像雪花一樣脆弱,輕易就破碎了。