Tra từ peel - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

peel [peel peels peeled peeling] verb, noun BrE [piːl] NAmE [piːl]
verb

1. transitive ~ sth to take the skin off fruit, vegetables, etc
•to peel an orange/a banana
•Have you peeled the potatoes?
2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) away/off/back to remove a layer, covering, etc. from the surface of sth; to come off the surface of sth
•Carefully peel away the lining paper.
•The label will peel off if you soak it in water.
3. intransitive ~ (off) (of a covering)to come off in strips or small pieces
•The wallpaper was beginning to peel.
4. intransitive (of a surface)to lose strips or small pieces of its covering
•Put on some cream to stop your nose from peeling.
•The walls have begun to peel.
see keep your eyes peeled/skinned at ↑eye _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘to plunder’): variant of dialect pill, from Latin pilare ‘to strip hair from’, from pilus ‘hair’. The differentiation of peel and pill may have been by association with the French verbs peler ‘to peel’ and piller ‘to pillage’.

Collocations:
Cooking
Preparing
prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish
weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients
wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress
chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes
peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange
grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg
remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin
blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients
beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites
knead/shape/roll (out) the dough
Cooking
heat the oil in a frying pan
preheat/heat the oven/(BrE) the grill/(NAmE) the broiler
bring to (BrE) the boil/(NAmE) a boil
stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon
reduce the heat
simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half
melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar
brown the meat for 8-20 minutes
drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander
mash the potatoes/banana/avocado
Ways of cooking
cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish
bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/(especially NAmE) cookies/(BrE) biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffins
boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water
fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables
grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog
roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb
sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables
steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings
toast bread/nuts
microwave food/popcorn/(BrE) a ready meal
Serving
serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes
arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer
carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey
dress/toss a salad
dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette
top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup
garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange
sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper

Example Bank:
•He peeled the wet clothes from his back.
•I peeled off £100 and gave it to him.
•She peeled back the blankets.
•The paint was peeling off the door.
•The skin on her back began to peel off.
Derived: ↑peel off ▪ ↑peel out

noun
1. uncountable, countable the thick skin of some fruits and vegetables
•orange/lemon peel
• (NAmE also)an orange/a lemon peel
compare ↑rind, ↑skin, ↑zest
2. peelsplural (NAmE) = ↑peelings

Word Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘to plunder’): variant of dialect pill, from Latin pilare ‘to strip hair from’, from pilus ‘hair’. The differentiation of peel and pill may have been by association with the French verbs peler ‘to peel’ and piller ‘to pillage’.