peel
[pi:l] verb
FOOD 食物
ADVANCED transitive
■to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables 除去，剥去（水果、蔬菜的）皮•Peel, core and chop the apples.把苹果去皮、去核并剁碎。
[pi:l] verb
COVERING 覆盖物
intransitive or transitive [usually + adv/prep]
■If a layer or covering peels, it slowly comes off, and if you peel a layer or covering, you remove it slowly and carefully （表层）脱落，剥落；剥去（表层），剥去…的壳•We peeled the wallpaper off the walls.我们把壁纸从墙上撕了下来。 •Peel off the backing strip and press the label down firmly.撕下背垫条，将标签用力下压。 •The posters were peeling away from the damp walls.海报正从潮湿的墙面脱落。 •The new paint is already starting to crack and peel.新漆已经开始出现裂纹并脱落。
[pi:l] verb
BODY 身体
intransitive
■If you peel, or part of your body or your skin peels, parts of the top layer of your skin comes off because you are burnt from being in the sun （皮肤因日晒而）脱皮，蜕皮•My back is peeling.我的背在脱皮。
[pi:l] verb
Phrasal Verbs peel away/off
■When separate vehicles, people or animals peel away/off, they leave the group or structure they were part of and move away in a different direction （车辆、人或动物）离队，离群•One motorbike peeled away from the formation and circled round behind the rest.一辆摩托车脱离了车队，在其他车后面绕行。
[pi:l] noun uncountable
■the skin of fruit and vegetables, especially after it has been removed （尤指水果和蔬菜被削掉的）外皮•apple peel苹果皮 •potato peel马铃薯皮 •The dessert was decorated with strips of lemon peel.甜点上有些切成丝状的柠檬皮以作装饰。 •What shall I do with the peel?这些皮我该如何处理？ |