peel
verb
noun
piːl
verb
1
to
remove
the
skin
from
fruit
or
vegetables
剥去 （削去 ）〔水果或蔬菜〕的皮
T
Peel
and
dice
the
potatoes.
把土豆去皮并切成丁。
2
if
skin,
paper,
or
paint
peels,
it
comes
off,
usually
in
small
pieces
〔皮肤、纸张或油漆〕脱落，剥落
I
[+
from/off
]
The
paper
was
peeling
from
the
wall.
纸在从墙上剥落。
New
skin
grows,
and
the
damaged
skin
peels
off.
新皮肤长出，受损的皮肤脱落。
3
to
lose
an
outer
layer
or
surface
〔外层或表面〕脱落，剥落
I
The
walls
were
peeling
from
the
damp.
墙面受潮起了皮。
4
to
remove
the
outer
layer
from
something
除去 （剥去 ）…的外皮
T always + adv/prep
peel
sth
away/off/back
Peel
away
the
waxed
paper
from
the
bottom
of
the
cake.
把蜡纸从蛋糕底上揭掉。
5
peel sth off
↔
to
take
your
clothes
off
脱去〔衣服〕
Tom
peeled
off
his
wet
T-shirt
and
shorts.
汤姆脱掉湿了的 T 恤衫和短裤。
6
peel off $20/fifty pounds etc
to
take
a
piece
of
paper
money
from
the
top
of
a
pile
of
paper
money
[非正式] 〔从一叠纸币的最上端〕拿出 20 美元/50 英镑等
informal
Manville
peeled
off
a
twenty,
and
pressed
it
into
the
man’s
hand.
曼维尔从上面抽出一张 20 美元的纸币，塞到那男人的手中。
7
to
leave
a
moving
group
of
vehicles,
aircraft
etc
and
go
in
a
different
direction
〔车辆、飞机等〕离队，离群
Two
motorcycles
peeled
off
from
the
line.
两辆摩托车脱离了车队。
noun
8
the
skin
of
some
fruits
and
vegetables,
especially
the
thick
skin
of
fruits
such
as
oranges,
which
you
do
not
eat
〔水果和蔬菜的〕外皮〔尤指橙子等的厚皮〕;
orange
peel
橙皮