exfoliate

exfoliate
[ɪksˈfəʊlɪeɪt, ɛks-]
verb
  1. [no obj.](of a material) come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers
    （物质）片状剥落
    the bark exfoliates in papery flakes.
    树皮像纸屑一样纷纷落下。
    ■[with obj.]cause to do this
    使片状剥落
    salt solutions exfoliate rocks on evaporating.
    水分蒸发后盐的溶蚀使石块成片状剥落。
    ■[with obj.]wash or rub (a part of the body) with a granular substance to remove dead cells from the surface of the skin
    用粗糙物洗（或搓）（身体某部位）使皮屑脱落
    exfoliate your legs to get rid of dead skin.
    揉搓你的双腿使死皮脱落。
    ■[with obj.](常作 be exfoliated)shed (material) in scales or layers
    使（物质）片状剥落
派生
exfoliation
noun
exfoliative
adjective
exfoliator
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from late Latin exfoliat- 'stripped of leaves', from the verb exfoliare, from ex- 'out, from' + folium 'leaf'
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