flake away

剥落
常用释义
剥落,脱落:指物体表面的一部分逐渐剥落或脱落。

例句

1·When you were away from me, you were still present in my art…But I know that as I worked at it, every flake and film of colour seemed to me to reveal my secret.

即使你不在我身边,也仍然存在于我的艺术里……在我创作时,一笔笔、一层层的色彩似乎都在揭示我的秘密。