单词 | peeling |
释义 | peeling (once / 4874 pages) n WORD FAMILY peeling: peelings+/peel: peeled, peeler, peeling, peels/peeler: peelers USAGE EXAMPLESBut this peeling bark is a useful adaptation, which helps to eliminate harmful insects and parasites. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) This was my thanks for days of preparation, of kneading dough and peeling beets, of cutting up potatoes and cooking cabbage. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) Music is muted — the grisly snap of bones and squelch of peeling flesh predominate — while the camera maintains a cool, observational stillness. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) n loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales Syn|Hyper desquamation, shedding organic phenomenon (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals |
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