peel
v
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(a) [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr]
~ sth (for sb) take the skin off (fruit, etc) 除掉(水果等)的皮
peel a banana, an apple, a potato, etc 剝香蕉皮、 削蘋果皮、 刮土豆皮
Would you peel me an orange? 給我剝個橙子行嗎?
(b) [Ip, Tn.p]
~ (sth) away/off (cause skin, etc on a surface to) be removed (使外皮等)剝落
peel away the outer layer 剝掉外層
The label will peel off if you soak it in water. 那標簽用水浸濕即可脫落.
(c) [I] have a skin or outer layer which comes off 脫皮; 外層脫落
These oranges peel easily. 這些橙子的皮好剝.
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(a) [I, Ip] ~ (off) (of a covering) come off in strips or flakes (指覆蓋層)剝落, 脫落
The wallpaper is peeling (off). 壁紙正在剝落.
After sunbathing, my skin began to peel. 我作了日光浴後, 皮膚有些脫落了.
The bark of plane trees peels off regularly. 懸鈴木的樹皮到時候就脫落.
(b) [I] (of a surface) lose its covering in strips or flakes (指表面)脫皮, 剝落
My face is peeling. 我的臉脫皮了.
The walls have begun to peel. 墻皮已開始剝落了.
3 (idm 習語) keep one's eyes peeled/skinned =>eye1.
4 (phr v) peel off (of cars, aircraft, etc) leave a group and turn to one side (指汽車、 飛行器等)離隊轉向一側
One squadron peeled off to attack enemy bombers. 一中隊戰機脫離編隊攻擊敵轟炸機群. peel (sth) off (infml 口) remove (one's clothes), esp when one is hot or before exercise 脫掉(衣服)(尤指因熱或於運動前)
peel off and dive into the sea 脫掉衣服跳進大海
peel off one's jumper 脫下毛衣. peel, n [U]
outer covering or skin of fruit, vegetables, etc (蔬菜、 水果等的)皮: lemon peel 檸檬皮
candied peel, ie peel of oranges, lemons, etc coated in sugar 蜜餞果皮. Cf 參看 rind, skin 4, zest 3.
?? 考研助記
皮嘔(諧音):見皮就嘔,趕快 剝皮
?? 擴展釋義
*[pi:l]n. 皮, 外殼vt. 削...皮, 剝去...的殼vi. 蛻皮, 剝落, 脫皮, 脫去衣服【醫】 果皮; 去皮相關詞組: peel it peel off peel out