| 词组 | strip away |
| 释义 | strip away 1. strip away sth to remove something that prevents you from seeing what someone or something is really like: ▪ The TV cameras have stripped away the mystery around the royal family by revealing their private behaviour and personal problems. ▪ a book that strips away layers of deceit and pretence to show the art world as it really is 2. strip away sth to remove the surface of something, or remove a layer of something that is covering a surface: ▪ Strip away the old paint and sand the wood down. ▪ Rabbits cause damage to young trees by eating their leaves and stripping away their bark. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑strip off 3. strip away sth to get rid of rights or traditions that have existed for along time: ▪ Women's economic and legal rights were stripped away, making them economically dependent on their husbands. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑take away |
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