flake

薄片、かけら

小さく薄く平たいかけら。大きなものからはがれたものが多い。

やさしい英語で： A small, thin, flat piece of something, often one that has broken away from a larger piece.

• A flake of snow landed on her nose.
• He sprinkled chocolate flakes over the cake.
• Small flakes of dry skin came away when she brushed her arm.

使い方： a flake of something (A flake of paint fell onto my hand.)

類義語： chip, sliver

よく使う表現： a falling flake, a flake of paint, a tiny flake, a flake of rust

当てにならない人、いい加減な人

予定をよく忘れたり、気が変わったり、約束を守らなかったりする人。

やさしい英語で： A person who often forgets plans, changes their mind, or fails to do what they promised.

• He's a flake who never arrives on time.
• Don't rely on her; she's a total flake.
• My last two roommates were flakes who forgot to pay rent.

類義語： flaky person

よく使う表現： a total flake, such a flake, a complete flake

剥がれ落ちる、ほぐす

小さく薄いかけらになって取れる、またはそのようなかけらに分ける。

やさしい英語で： To come off in small, thin pieces, or make something break into such pieces.

• The paint is starting to flake.
• Dry skin flaked off his hands.
• Flake the cooked fish with a fork.

使い方： flake off something (Old paint was flaking off the door.)

類義語： peel, chip

よく使う表現： flake off, flake away, flake the fish

すっぽかす、ドタキャンする

予定を取り消したり来なかったりして、約束したことをしない。

やさしい英語で： To fail to do something you promised, especially by cancelling plans or not appearing.

• She promised to help but flaked.
• Please don't flake on me again.
• He keeps flaking on our weekend plans.

使い方： flake on someone/something (He flaked on me just before our trip.)

類義語： bail, back out

よく使う表現： flake on someone, flake on plans, flake again

魚を干し台に並べる

魚を乾燥させるため、高い台の上に広げて並べる。

やさしい英語で： To spread fish on a raised frame so they can dry.

• The workers flaked the fish to dry.
• They flaked salted cod on wooden frames by the shore.
• Families once flaked fish outdoors during fine weather.

よく使う表現： flake the fish, flake salted cod, flake fish outdoors