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exfoliate
- IPA[ekˈsfōlēˌāt]
美式
- (of a material) come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers;cause (a surface) to shed material in scales or layers
verb: exfoliate, 3rd person present: exfoliates, gerund or present participle: exfoliating, past tense: exfoliated, past participle: exfoliated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of a material) come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers the bark exfoliates in papery flakes
- ▪ cause (a surface) to shed material in scales or layers salt solutions exfoliate rocks on evaporating
- ▪ wash or rub (a part of the body) with a granular substance to remove dead cells from the surface of the skin exfoliate your legs to get rid of dead skin
- ▪ shed (material) in scales or layers diagnosing cancer from cells exfoliated into the intestine
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ɛksˈfəʊlɪeɪt]
英式
- (of a material) be shed from a surface in scales or layers: the bark exfoliates in papery flakes
Oxford Dictionary