peel off

• 动词短语，指去掉某物表面的外层或覆盖物；也指从群体或队列中脱离出来。

A phrasal verb meaning to remove the outer layer or covering from something, or to separate oneself from a group or formation.

不可数 · 及物和不及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Remove outer layerinformal

   To remove the outer covering or skin of something, often in strips.

   剥除表层

   • She peeled off the sticker from the package.
   • He peeled off the wallpaper in the old room.
   • The paint started to peel off the wall.

   同义词flayhullpareremoveshuckskinstrip

   反义词coatcoverlayersheathesurfacewrap

2. Remove clothinginformal

   To take off a piece of clothing, especially in a quick or casual manner.

   脱掉衣服

   • He peeled off his wet shirt after the rain.
   • She peeled off her gloves and threw them on the table.
   • The athlete peeled off his sweaty jersey.

   同义词doffpull offshedtake off

   反义词don

3. Separate from a groupinformal

   To leave a group or formation, often in a gradual or deliberate way.

   脱离队伍

   • One of the cyclists peeled off from the pack.
   • The plane peeled off from the formation.
   • A few members peeled off from the main group to explore the side path.

   同义词break awaydetachdivergedrop awayseparate

   反义词attachjoinstayunite

基本动词peel