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peel

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Source Word

peel

IPA(Pronunciation)

/piːl/

Verb

transitive intransitive

Japanese Meaning

皮や外皮を取り除く、外側の層から何かをむく / 果物や野菜などの外皮を剥く

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Before cooking, please peel the potatoes carefully to avoid wasting the skin.

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調理する前に、じゃがいもの皮を丁寧にむいて、皮を無駄にしないようにしてください。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To remove the skin or outer covering of.

I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To remove something from the outer or top layer of.

I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily.

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Sense（3）

(intransitive) To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.

I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel.

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Sense（4）

(intransitive) To remove one's clothing.

The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in.

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Sense（5）

(intransitive) To move, separate (off or away).

The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines.

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peels

（ present singular third-person ）

peeling

（ participle present ）

peeled

（ participle past ）

peeled

（ past ）

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