peel
verb uk/piːl/ us/piːl/
(FOOD)
B2 [ T ]除去，剥去（水果、蔬菜的）皮
to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables
Peel, core, and chop the apples. 把苹果去皮、去核并剁碎。
- More examples
- Could you peel the carrots?
- I was peeling potatoes in the kitchen when he called.
- Peel and chop the carrots.
- Did you peel the pears?
- Garnish with peeled, seeded and diced tomatoes.
(COVERING)
C2 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]（表层）脱落，剥落;剥去（表层），剥去…的壳
If a layer or covering peels, it slowly comes off, and if you peel a layer or covering, you remove it slowly and carefully.
We peeled the wallpaper off the walls. 我们把墙纸从墙上揭了下来。
Peel off the backing strip and press the label down firmly. 撕下背垫条，将标签用力下压。
The posters were peeling away from the damp walls. 海报正从潮湿的墙面脱落。
The new paint is already starting to crack and peel. 新漆已经开始出现裂纹并脱落。
(BODY)
[ I ]（皮肤因日晒而）脱皮，蜕皮
If you peel, or part of your body or your skin peels, parts of the top layer of your skin comes off because you are burned from being in the sun.
My back is peeling. 我的后背在蜕皮。
Phrasal verb
peel away/off （车辆、人或动物）离队，离群
When vehicles, people, or animals peel away/off, they separate from the group or structure they were part of and move away in a different direction.
One motorbike peeled away from the formation and circled round behind the rest. 一辆摩托车脱离了车队，在其他车后面绕行。
peel
noun [ U ] uk/piːl/ us/piːl/
（尤指水果和蔬菜被削掉的）外皮
the skin of fruit and vegetables, especially after it has been removed
apple peel 苹果皮
potato peel 土豆皮
The dessert was decorated with strips of lemon peel. 甜点上装饰了些切成丝状的柠檬皮。
What shall I do with the peel? 这些皮我该如何处理？