peeling
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR The peel of a fruit such as a lemon or an apple is its skin. You can also refer to a peel. (果) 皮
...grated lemon peel. …磨碎了的柠檬皮。
...a banana peel. …一块香蕉皮。
2. V-T When you peel fruit or vegetables, you remove their skins. 削皮
She sat down in the kitchen and began peeling potatoes. 她在厨房里坐下，开始削土豆。
3. V-T/V-I If you peel off something that has been sticking to a surface or if it peels off, it comes away from the surface. 剥掉; 剥落
One of the kids was peeling plaster off the wall. 其中一个孩子在剥墙上的灰泥。
It took me two days to peel off the labels. 我花了两天时间才剥掉那些标签。
Paint was peeling off the walls. 墙上的漆正在剥落。
4. V-I If a surface is peeling, the paint on it is coming away. 掉漆[usu cont]
Its once-elegant white pillars are peeling. 曾一度典雅的白色立柱在掉漆。
5. V-I 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. (人) 脱皮; (皮) 脱落[usu cont]
His face was peeling from sunburn. 他的脸因日晒而在脱皮。
6. N a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven (烤面包时用的)长柄铲
7. N (in Britain) a fortified tower of the 16th century on the borders between England and Scotland, built to withstand raids (英国)防御堡塔; 16世纪，建于英格兰和苏格兰交界处
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