strip
verb uk/strɪp/ us/strɪp/ -pp-
(REMOVE COVER)
[ T ]除去，剥除，撕掉（外皮或表层）
to remove, pull, or tear the covering or outer layer from something
Because of the pollution, the trees are almost completely stripped of bark. 由于受到污染，树木的表皮几乎完全脱落。
The paintwork was so bad that we decided to strip off all the paint and start again. 漆面太糟，我们决定铲去所有的油漆，重漆一遍。
[ + adj ] During the summer months, the sheep strip the mountains bare. 夏天的几个月里，羊群把山上啃得光秃秃的。
(REMOVE CLOTHING)
[ I or T ] (UK also strip off [ I ])脱衣服;脱光…的衣服
to remove your clothing, or to remove all the clothing of someone else
The men were ordered to strip. 那些男人被命令把衣服脱光。
UK Suddenly he stripped off and ran into the sea. 他突然脱掉衣服冲进大海。
[ + adj ] He had been stripped naked, beaten and robbed. 他被脱光衣服，遭受殴打，东西还被抢了。
[ I ]表演脱衣舞
to remove your clothing as an entertainment
She stripped to pay her way through college. 她通过跳脱衣舞来挣钱付大学学费。
(REMOVE PARTS)
[ T ]拆卸，拆开（机器、车辆或引擎）
to remove parts of a machine, vehicle, or engine in order to clean or repair it
I've decided to strip down my motorbike and rebuild it. 我已经决定了把摩托车拆开重新组装。
[ T ] mainly US拆散（汽车等）卖零件
to remove the parts of a car, etc. in order to sell them
Phrasal verbs
strip something away 逐渐削减；慢慢剥夺
to gradually reduce something important or something that has existed for a long time
If you strip away all the rhetoric, you're left with an opinion that isn't backed up by facts. 如果你剥掉所有说辞，剩下的就是一个没有证据支持的观点而已。
strip something off 脱掉（一件衣服）
to remove a piece of clothing
It was so hot that we stripped off our shirts. 天气太热，我们脱掉了衬衫。
strip (down) to something 脱得只剩下…;把衣服脱到（身体某部位）
to remove everything except for a particular piece of clothing or above a particular part of the body
I had to strip down to my underwear for my medical examination. 体检时我得把衣服脱掉，只剩内衣。
He was stripped to the waist. 他被脱光了上衣。
strip someone of something 剥夺（某人）的（头衔等）
to take something important, such as a title, away from someone as a punishment
He was stripped of his knighthood after he was convicted of stealing from the company. 他被判定偷窃公司财物后被剥夺了骑士头衔。
strip something out 刨除（某个具体数字或细节，以了解真正重要之处）
to ignore particular numbers or facts in a situation in order to understand what is really important
After stripping out property sales, the firm's operating profits rose ten percent. 刨除出售的地产，公司的运营利润的增长为10%。
strip
noun uk/strɪp/ us/strɪp/
(PIECE)
C1 [ C ]条，带，细长片
a long, flat, narrow piece
a narrow strip of land 狭长地带
He didn't have a bandage, so he ripped up his shirt into thin strips. 他没有绷带，就把衬衫撕成细条。
Protect the magnetic strip on your credit card from scratches, heat, or other damage. 注意保护信用卡的磁条，防止划伤、受热及其他损伤。
(CLOTHING)
[ C usually singular ] UK（足球队的）队服
the clothing worn by a football team that has the team's colours on it
The team will be wearing its new strip at next Saturday's match. 球队在下周六的比赛中将穿新队服亮相。
(REMOVE CLOTHING)
[ S ] UK脱衣舞
an entertainment in which the performer removes all his or her clothing
He jumped up on the table and started to do a strip. 他跳上桌子，开始跳起了脱衣舞。
Synonym: striptease