strip
verb
uk/strɪp/us/strɪp/-pp-stripverb(REMOVE)
[T]
toremove,pull, ortearthecoveringorouterlayerfrom something:
除去，剥除，撕掉（外皮或表层）Because of thepollution, thetreesarealmostcompletelystrippedofbark.由于受到污染，树木的表皮几乎完全脱落。
Thepaintworkwas sobadthat wedecidedto stripoffall thepaintandstartagain.漆面太糟，我们决定铲去所有的油漆，重漆一遍。
[+ adj]During thesummermonths, thesheepstrip themountainsbare.夏天的几个月里，羊群把山上啃得光秃秃的。
Hugeareasoflandhave been strippedofalltreesandvegetation.
[T]
toremovesomething fromsomewhere:
When you strip the wordfromitscontext, itlosesitsmeaning.
She said that theseprocessedfoodshave been strippedofmost oftheirnutrients.
[T]
to take somethingimportant, such as atitle, away from someone, usually as apunishment:
He wasattemptingtowinback thetitlethat was strippedfromhim in 1967 forrefusingtofightin the Vietnam War.
He was strippedofhisknighthoodafter he wasconvictedofstealingfrom thecompany.
[T]
to take out everything that is notpartof thestructureof aroomorbuilding:
Thecouplefirst stripped thekitchenofitsallunitsandappliances.
Thehousehad been stripped, except for onewallfitting.
[T]business,finance & economicsspecialized
toselltheassets(=valuableparts)of acompany:
He made hisfortuneas ayoungman bybuyinguplargecompaniesand stripping theassets.
See also
asset-stripping
Removing and getting rid of things
- abandonment
- banish
- be scattered to the four windsidiom
- bin
- castsomeone/somethingaside/away/off
- dumping
- eradication
- erasure
- evacuate
- evacuation
- exorcism
- fling
- leach
- scrape
- shedding
- shoo
- shrug
- shrugsomethingoff
- shuck
- sling
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Taking things away from someone or somewhere
Punishing & punishments
Stock markets
stripverb(REMOVE CLOTHING)
[IorT](UKalsostrip off[I])
toremoveyourclothing, or toremovetheclothingof someoneelse:
The men wereorderedto strip.那些男人被命令把衣服脱光。
UKSuddenly he stripped off andraninto thesea.他突然脱掉衣服冲进大海。
[+ adj]He had been strippednaked,beatenandrobbed.他被脱光衣服，遭受殴打，东西还被抢了。
[I]
toremoveyourclothinginpublicin asexuallyexcitingway as anentertainment, and often as ajob:
The firsttimeweseehercharacterin thefilm, she is stripping onstagein aclub.
Not wearing or removing clothes
- altogether
- au naturel
- bare
- bare nakedidiom
- barefoot
- fling
- immodest
- immodesty
- in shirtsleevesidiom
- inyourbirthday suitidiom
- inyourstocking(ed) feetidiom
- revealing
- shirtsleeve
- shuck
- shucksomethingoff
- slip
- streaker
- trou
- undress
- undressed
stripverb(REMOVE PARTS)
[T]
toremovepartsof amachine,vehicle, orengineinordertocleanorrepairit:
拆卸，拆开（机器、车辆或引擎）I'vedecidedto stripdownmymotorbikeandrebuildit.我已经决定了把摩托车拆开重新组装。
[T]mainlyUS
toremovethepartsof acar, etc. inordertosellthem
拆散（汽车等）卖零件Engineering - mechanical
- -engined
- air-cooled
- artificer
- automative
- bionics
- dolly
- drive shaft
- engage
- fan belt
- gasman
- go on
- horsepower
- mechanize
- neutral
- oilcan
- override
- servomotor
- tick over
- unmechanized
- valve
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Removing and getting rid of things
Phrasal verbs
stripsomethingaway
stripsomethingoff
strip(down)tosomething
stripsomethingout
strip
noun
uk/strɪp/us/strɪp/stripnoun(PIECE)
C1[C]
along,flat,narrowpiece:
条，带，细长片anarrowstripofland狭长地带
He didn't have abandage, so herippedup hisshirtintothinstrips.他没有绷带，就把衬衫撕成细条。
Protect themagneticstrip onyourcreditcardfromscratches,heat, or otherdamage.注意保护信用卡的磁条，防止划伤、受热及其他损伤。
Bands, straps and strips
- armband
- band
- bar
- blindfold
- braid
- collar
- dog collar
- duct tape
- gag
- loom bands
- masking tape
- raffia
- riband
- ribbon
- straight edge
- strap
- streamer
- stripe
- sweatband
- webbed
stripnoun(CLOTHING)
[Cusually singular]UK
theclothingwornby afootballteamthat has the team'scolourson it:
（足球队的）队服Theteamwill bewearingitsnew strip at next Saturday'smatch.球队在下周六的比赛中将穿新队服亮相。
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Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- football pools
- footgolfer
- formation
- foul throw
- four five one
- four four two
- nutmeg
- premiership
- professional foul
- promedios
- rabona
- reducer
- relegation zone
- sweeper
- woodwork
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Sportswear & swimwear
stripnoun(REMOVE CLOTHING)
[S]UK
anentertainmentin which theperformerremovesall his or herclothing:
脱衣舞Hejumpedup on thetableandstartedtodoa strip.他跳上桌子，开始跳起了脱衣舞。
Synonym
striptease
Not wearing or removing clothes
- altogether
- au naturel
- bare
- bare nakedidiom
- barefoot
- fling
- immodest
- immodesty
- in shirtsleevesidiom
- inyourbirthday suitidiom
- inyourstocking(ed) feetidiom
- revealing
- shirtsleeve
- shuck
- shucksomethingoff
- slip
- streaker
- trou
- undress
- undressed
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Spectacles & performances