strips
strips — noun
- stripssingular
- stripsesplural
1. An item that is much longer than it is wide, cut or torn from a larger sheet or
An item that is much longer than it is wide, cut or torn from a larger sheet or surface of material like paper, fabric, metal, or ground.
Kemi cut the paper into thin strips to make decorations for her birthday party.
a strip of paper; strips (plural) for cut pieces
A long strip of sandy beach stretched along the coast between the two fishing villages.
a strip of [land/beach]
The mechanic used a narrow metal strip to hold the broken pipe in place.
Salma tore a strip of cloth from her shirt to wrap around the deep cut on her arm.
文法句型
a strip of [material]
[number] strip(s) of [something]
常見錯誤
2. A sexual performance at a club or bar where a dancer removes their clothing piec
A sexual performance at a club or bar where a dancer removes their clothing piece by piece, typically moving to music.
The club in Barcelona was famous for its late-night strip shows that attracted tourists from all over Europe.
strip show (compound noun)
Darius had never been to a strip club before and felt very awkward walking through the doors.
Heloísa worked as a dancer doing a nightly strip at a downtown lounge to pay for her university tuition.
The police shut down the club after discovering illegal activities during the strip performances.
- striptease
the full and slightly more formal term for this type of entertainment
文法句型
do a strip
a strip show
用法筆記
In informal use, 'strip' alone (without 'tease') is the common short form of 'striptease'. The compound 'strip club' or 'strip show' is more frequently heard than the standalone noun for the performance.
常見錯誤
3. A long, narrow area of flat land where small aircraft can take off and land, typ
A long, narrow area of flat land where small aircraft can take off and land, typically with basic facilities or none at all.
The small plane landed safely on the grass strip behind the remote mountain village.
Pilots sometimes use that old military strip for emergency landings when the main airport is closed.
military strip / emergency landing strip
A paved strip was built on the island so that doctors could fly in during medical emergencies.
The rescue helicopter touched down on a short strip that the villagers had cleared in the jungle.
- airstrip
the full compound word, identical in meaning
- landing strip
emphasises the purpose of landing rather than the location itself
文法句型
a strip of land for [aircraft]
a [grass/paved/concrete] strip
用法筆記
Often shortened from 'airstrip' or 'landing strip'. This sense is less common in everyday conversation but appears frequently in news about remote areas or travel.
4. A short sequence of drawn panels with words inside speech bubbles, meant to amus
A short sequence of drawn panels with words inside speech bubbles, meant to amuse or engage readers and appearing regularly in print or online media.
Naoko reads the comic strip in the Sunday paper every week without ever missing an episode.
The local newspaper hired a young artist to draw a daily comic strip about a mischievous talking cat.
daily comic strip
Hugo's favourite comic strip appears in the entertainment section every Saturday morning.
Pedro collected comic strips from different newspapers and pinned the best ones on his bedroom wall.
- comic
the short everyday term; context tells you it means a strip rather than a whole magazine
- cartoon strip
used mostly in British English, interchangeable with comic strip
文法句型
a [daily/Sunday] comic strip
draw a comic strip
用法筆記
Often called a 'comic' for short. Distinguished from a graphic novel (a long book-length story) and a cartoon (a single-panel drawing).
常見錯誤
strips — verb
- stripspresent simple I / you / we / they
- stripses3rd person singular
- stripsing-ing form
- stripsedpast simple
1. To remove the outer layer, covering, or surface from something — for example, pe
To remove the outer layer, covering, or surface from something — for example, peeling paint off a wall, taking wallpaper off a room, or pulling bark from a tree.
Beatriz and her husband spent the whole weekend stripping the old wallpaper from the kitchen walls.
strip [covering] from [surface]
The strong wind stripped the roof off the garden shed during the night.
João stripped the paint from the wooden chair using a special chemical remover.
The workers stripped the bark from the logs before sending them to the paper factory.
Adina stripped the sheets from the bed and put them all into the washing machine.
- cover
to put a layer on top of something, the opposite of stripping it away
文法句型
strip + noun (the thing being removed from)
strip + noun + off/from + noun
用法筆記
The direct object of this sense is the thing you remove the covering FROM (e.g. 'strip the wall', 'strip the chair'), NOT the covering itself. To name the removed material, use 'from' or 'off': 'strip the paint from the wall'.
常見錯誤
2. To take off your own clothes or pull off someone else's garments, often quickly
To take off your own clothes or pull off someone else's garments, often quickly and completely.
After the long swim, Sari stripped off her wet clothes and jumped straight into a hot shower.
strip off + clothes
The doctor told the patient to strip down to his underwear for the physical examination.
Tamás stripped off his muddy boots and left them by the door before coming inside.
The children stripped out of their school uniforms as soon as they got home from school.
- dress
to put clothes on, the opposite of taking them off
文法句型
strip (off) + clothing noun
strip (intransitive)
strip + off + clothes
用法筆記
Common with the particle 'off' ('strip off') for quick removal. 'Strip down' suggests removing almost all clothing (often for a medical exam or to change). More direct and less formal than 'undress'.
常見錯誤
3. To remove your clothes in a slow, sexy way as a performance for an audience, usu
To remove your clothes in a slow, sexy way as a performance for an audience, usually to music and as a job in a club.
Lauren stripped to the beat of the slow jazz music while the club guests watched from their tables.
strip to [music]
Indra worked as a male dancer stripping at a nightclub in the centre of Berlin for about two years.
The performer stripped slowly, dropping each piece of clothing onto the stage with dramatic flair.
Baraka stripped as part of the comedy show, mixing dance moves with jokes to make the audience laugh and cheer.
- dance
a broader term; 'strip' specifies the type of dance or performance
文法句型
strip + (as a performer)
strip + to + music
用法筆記
This sense differs from sense 2 (UNDRESS) because the purpose is entertainment for an audience, not simply getting undressed. The performer is usually paid for the act.
常見錯誤
❌ 'He stripped to take a shower.' (when you mean taking clothes off to bathe) — Use sense 2 (UNDRESS) for everyday situations. Sense 3 is specifically for performance.
4. To separate the parts of an appliance, motor, or automobile, typically for maint
To separate the parts of an appliance, motor, or automobile, typically for maintenance, restoration, or selling the individual components.
The mechanic stripped the engine down completely to find where the strange knocking noise was coming from.
strip + noun + down
Kenji stripped the old motorcycle and sold every single part separately on the internet.
The repair crew had to strip the entire printing machine to get access to the broken gear hidden inside.
The technician stripped the laser printer and carefully cleaned each roller with alcohol.
- dismantle
more formal and general than 'strip'; does not necessarily imply selling the parts
- take apart
a very common phrasal verb; less specific about the purpose
- assemble
to put parts together, the opposite of taking them apart
文法句型
strip + noun + down
strip + noun (vehicle/machine)
strip + noun + for + parts
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'down' ('strip down') to emphasise the complete disassembly into individual components. 'Strip for parts' implies the goal is to reuse or sell the components.
常見錯誤
5. To take away someone's possessions, property, rank, rights, or titles, often as
To take away someone's possessions, property, rank, rights, or titles, often as a legal punishment or official decision.
The court stripped him of his driving licence after he was caught driving dangerously for the third time.
strip + someone + of + something
The army general was stripped of his rank and sent to prison for taking bribes.
When the company went bankrupt, the owners were stripped of all their personal assets by the bank.
The government stripped the corrupt official of all political rights and banned him from public office.
- grant
to give rights or possessions, the opposite of taking them away
文法句型
strip + someone + of + something (abstract or concrete)
用法筆記
Always used in the pattern 'strip someone of something'. The passive form ('was stripped of') is very common, especially in news reports about legal or political punishment. Distinguish from sense 1 (REMOVE COVERING) — here the object being taken away is abstract (rights, rank) or concrete but possessed (assets, licence).