单词 | strip |
释义 | noun | verb stripstrip1 /strɪp/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 1a long narrow piece of paper, cloth, etc.: a strip of bacon She tore the paper into strips.► see thesaurus at piece12a long narrow area of land: a strip of sand between the cliffs and the ocean3a road with a lot of stores, restaurants, etc. along it: the Las Vegas strip4a comic strip → see also landing strip noun | verb stripstrip2 ●●○ S3 verb (stripped, stripping) 1TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES [intransitive] a)to take off your clothes: Jack stripped and jumped into the shower. The boys stripped naked (=removed all their clothes) and jumped in the pond. The doctor had me strip to the waist (=take off the clothes on the top half of my body) to examine my chest.strip (down) to something She stripped down to her bra and panties. → see also strip off b)to take off your clothes in a sexually exciting way as entertainment for someone else2TAKE OFF somebody'S CLOTHES [transitive] to take off someone else’s clothes: The prisoner was stripped and beaten.strip somebody to something They stripped us to our underwear and took our clothes.3REMOVE [transitive] to remove something that is covering the surface of something else SYN strip away, strip off: Strip the wax with solvent.strip something from something We used paint thinner to strip the paint from the doors. → see also strip off4BUILDING/CAR ETC. [transitive] to remove everything that is inside a building, all the equipment from a car, etc. so that it is completely empty: The apartment had been stripped bare.5DAMAGE [transitive] to damage or break the gears in a machine or the threads (=lines) on a screw so that they do not work correctly anymore6BED [transitive] to take all the sheets off a bed7ENGINE/MACHINE [transitive] to separate an engine, machine, or piece of equipment into pieces in order to clean or repair it[Origin: Old English -strypan] → see also asset strippingstrip something ↔ away phrasal verb1to remove the surface of something, or remove a layer that is covering the surface of something: Strip away the old paint.2to remove something that prevents you from seeing what someone or something is really like: I wanted to strip away all the lies and find out the truth.strip something ↔ down phrasal verb1to make something much simpler or more basic → see also stripped-down2to separate an engine, machine, or piece of equipment into pieces in order to clean or repair itstrip of phrasal verb1strip somebody of something to take away something important from someone, for example his or her title, property, or power, especially as a punishment: He was stripped of his medal after failing a drug test.2strip something of something to remove a lot of something from something else, especially in a way that causes damage: Some shampoos strip your hair of its natural oils.strip off phrasal verb1strip something ↔ off to quickly take off a piece of clothing: She stripped off her wet clothes.2strip something ↔ off, strip something off something to remove the surface of something, or remove a layer of something that is covering the surface: We need to strip off the wallpaper first. |
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