| 单词 | peel |
| 释义 | peel (once / 1101 pages) nv A peel is the covering of a fruit or vegetable. Some peels are thick and easy to remove, like an orange peel, while others might be more stubborn, like the thin peel on a potato. When you remove an apple peel or the peel of an eggplant, you peel it. You can peel anything with a rind or skin, especially things you can eat, like shrimp and onions. There are non-edible things to peel, like stickers and old wallpaper too. You can also figuratively peel something: "I had to peel off my wet clothes and put dry ones on before I stopped shivering." The Latin root, pilare, means "to strip of hair." WORD FAMILYpeel: peeled, peeler, peeling, peels+/peeler: peelers/peeling: peelings USAGE EXAMPLESThere he developed a disease that caused layers of his skin to peel off. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) A lot of times, ends peel and it’s either incomplete or we get it to the back on an end. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) But he added that “we’re starting to peel back some of the layers of the onion here.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) 1n the rind of a fruit or vegetable Syn|Hypo|Hyper skin jacket the outer skin of a potato banana peel, banana skinthe skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded) lemon peel, lemon rindthe rind of a lemon orange peel, orange rindthe rind of an orange lemon zesttiny bits of lemon peel orange zesttiny bits of orange peel rind the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) 2v strip the skin off Syn|Hypo|Hyper pare, skin peel off peel off the outer layer of something flaystrip the skin off exfoliateremove the surface, in scales or laminae strip remove the surface from 3v come off in flakes or thin small pieces The paint in my house is peeling off Syn|Hyper flake, flake off, peel off break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off break off (a piece from a whole) 4v get undressed Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper discase, disrobe, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress disinvest, divest, strip, undress remove (someone's or one's own) clothes dress, get dressed put on clothes apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, togprovide with clothes or put clothes on dress, plume, preen, primpdress or groom with elaborate care dress, dress updress in a certain manner dress, get dressedput on clothes apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, togprovide with clothes or put clothes on take off remove clothes peel offtake off, as with some difficulty slip offtake off with ease or speed uncloakremove a cloak from doffremove take off take away or remove Peel (once / 2486 pages) n WORD FAMILY Peel: Peels USAGE EXAMPLESPeel the garlic and add the cloves to the olives. The Guardian(Dec 18, 2016) Peel the onion, halve it, then slice each half into thin segments. The Guardian(Dec 12, 2016) Peel top layer of parchment off of dough. Wall Street Journal(Dec 07, 2016) n British politician (1788-1850) Syn|Exp Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel pol, political leader, politician, politico a person active in party politics |
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