| 单词 | flaky |
| 释义 | flaky (once / 14021 pages) 1adj 2adj If you are flaky, you are off-beat and you probably don’t function in society quite like everyone else. If you say you’ll come to a party and then forget to show up, you are flaky. People are flaky (also spelled flakey) if they are wacky and unconventional, but to say someone is flaky is not really a compliment. If you want to buffer the blow of calling your friend an odd-ball, don’t say she’s flaky — say she’s eccentric. Pie crusts, snow, certain rocks, and dandruff can also be flaky, which means that they come apart in layered bits. Flakiness is a good thing for pie crusts, but not for your scalp. WORD FAMILYflaky: flakier, flakiest, flakily+/flake: flaked, flakes, flakey, flaking, flaky/flakey: flakiness USAGE EXAMPLESThe outside crust was flaky, and inside, big chunks of chicken were swimming in a mildly spiced Thai curry. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) If you get that right, he said, your fillet will emerge with an ethereal, crunchy, golden crust and a flaky interior. Wall Street Journal(Dec 15, 2016) The enamel bowls contained flaky fufu and watery soup bereft of chunks of fish or meat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) 1 1adj made of or easily forming flakes Syn flakey tender easy to cut or chew 2adj made of or resembling flakes 2flaky soap Syn flakey adj conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual Syn bizarre, eccentric, flakey, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre unconventional not conventional or conformist |
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