| 单词 | peel |
| 释义 | peel (piːl ) Word forms: peels , peeling , peeled 1. uncountable noun The peel of a fruit such as a lemon or an apple is its skin. ...grated lemon peel. Synonyms: rind, skin, peeling, epicarp You can also refer to a peel. [US] ...a banana peel. 2. verb B2 When you peel fruit or vegetables, you remove their skins. She sat down and began peeling potatoes. [VERB noun] Synonyms: skin, scale, strip, pare 3. verb If you peel off something that has been sticking to a surface or if it peels off, it comes away from the surface. One of the kids was peeling plaster off the wall. [V n + off/from] It took me two days to peel off the labels. [V n with off/away] Paint was peeling off the walls. [V + off/from] The wallpaper was peeling away close to the ceiling. [V off/away] ...an unrenovated bungalow with slightly peeling blue paint. [VERB-ing] 4. verb [usually cont] If a surface is peeling, the paint on it is coming away. Its once-elegant white pillars are peeling. [VERB] 5. verb [usually cont] If you are peeling or if your skin is peeling, small pieces of skin are coming off, usually because you have been burned by the sun. His face was peeling from sunburn. [VERB] 6. to keep your eyes peeled phrase [VERB inflects, oft PHR for n] If you tell someone to keep their eyes peeled for something, you are telling them to watch very carefully for it. [informal] Phrasal verbs: peel off phrasal verb If you peel off a tight piece of clothing, you take it off, especially by turning it inside out. She peeled off her gloves. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Collocations: peel a potato Are there shoppers out there who are too time-starved to peel a potato, but happy to trek to several supermarkets to obtain the ingredients? Times, Sunday Times Peel the potato, chunk as before, rinse and shake dry. Times, Sunday Times Peel the potato, cut into sugar cube-sized chunks, and rinse. Times, Sunday Times Are we really too idle to peel a potato? Times, Sunday Times There's no point in teaching them algebra and trigonometry if they can't peel a potato, boil an egg or make a pot of soup. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 果皮, 剥皮 Japanese: 皮 果物・野菜, 皮をむく |
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