strips
strips — 名詞
- stripssingular
- stripsesplural
1. An item that is much longer than it is wide, cut or torn from a larger sheet or
條；帶
長而窄的扁平片狀物
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.
Kemi 把紙切成細長條，用來做生日派對的裝飾。
a strip of paper; strips (plural) for cut pieces
A long strip of sandy beach stretched along the coast between the two fishing villages.
一條長長的沙灘沿著兩個漁村之間的海岸延伸。
a strip of [land/beach]
The mechanic used a narrow metal strip to hold the broken pipe in place.
技師用一條窄的金屬條固定住破裂的水管。
Salma tore a strip of cloth from her shirt to wrap around the deep cut on her arm.
Salma 從襯衫上撕下一條布，用來包紮手臂上深深的傷口。
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
脫衣舞
表演者逐件脫衣的娛樂表演
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.
巴塞隆納那家俱樂部以深夜脫衣秀聞名，吸引全歐洲的觀光客。
strip show (compound noun)
Darius had never been to a strip club before and felt very awkward walking through the doors.
Darius 從未去過脫衣舞俱樂部，走進門時覺得非常不自在。
Heloísa worked as a dancer doing a nightly strip at a downtown lounge to pay for her university tuition.
Heloísa 曾在市區一間酒廊擔任舞者，每晚表演脫衣舞來支付大學學費。
The police shut down the club after discovering illegal activities during the strip performances.
警方在脫衣表演中發現非法活動後，查封了那間俱樂部。
- 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
飛機跑道
簡易的小型飛機起降場地
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.
那架小飛機平安降落在偏遠山村後方的草地上。
Pilots sometimes use that old military strip for emergency landings when the main airport is closed.
主機場關閉時，飛行員有時會利用那條舊軍用跑道進行緊急降落。
military strip / emergency landing strip
A paved strip was built on the island so that doctors could fly in during medical emergencies.
他們在島上鋪設了一條跑道，以便醫生在醫療緊急情況時能飛進來。
The rescue helicopter touched down on a short strip that the villagers had cleared in the jungle.
救援直升機降落在村民在叢林中清理出的一條短跑道上。
- 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
連環漫畫
報紙或雜誌的多格漫畫故事
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.
Naoko 每週日都看報紙上的連環漫畫，從未錯過任何一期。
The local newspaper hired a young artist to draw a daily comic strip about a mischievous talking cat.
當地報社聘請了一位年輕畫家，每天繪製一則關於調皮貓咪的連環漫畫。
daily comic strip
Hugo's favourite comic strip appears in the entertainment section every Saturday morning.
Hugo 最喜歡的連環漫畫每週六早上刊登在娛樂版。
Pedro collected comic strips from different newspapers and pinned the best ones on his bedroom wall.
Pedro 蒐集各家報紙的連環漫畫，把最好笑的貼在臥室牆上。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
剝除；除去
移除物體的表面覆蓋層
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.
Beatriz 和她的丈夫花了整個週末把廚房牆上的舊壁紙撕掉。
strip [covering] from [surface]
The strong wind stripped the roof off the garden shed during the night.
強風在夜裡吹走了花園工具間的屋頂。
João stripped the paint from the wooden chair using a special chemical remover.
João 用一種特殊的化學除漆劑把木椅上的油漆去除。
The workers stripped the bark from the logs before sending them to the paper factory.
工人把原木的樹皮剝掉後，再送往造紙廠。
Adina stripped the sheets from the bed and put them all into the washing machine.
Adina 把床單從床上拆下來，全部放進洗衣機。
- 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
脫衣
脫掉自己的或他人的衣服
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.
長泳之後，Sari 脫掉濕透的衣服，跳進熱水淋浴。
strip off + clothes
The doctor told the patient to strip down to his underwear for the physical examination.
醫生請病人脫到只剩內衣，以便進行身體檢查。
Tamás stripped off his muddy boots and left them by the door before coming inside.
Tamás 脫掉沾滿泥土的靴子，進門前把它們留在門口。
The children stripped out of their school uniforms as soon as they got home from school.
孩子們一放學回到家，就趕緊脫掉身上的制服。
- 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
表演脫衣舞
在觀眾面前演出脫衣娛樂
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.
Lauren 隨著慢節奏爵士樂的節拍脫衣，俱樂部的客人坐在桌邊觀看。
strip to [music]
Indra worked as a male dancer stripping at a nightclub in the centre of Berlin for about two years.
Indra 曾在柏林市中心的一家夜總會擔任男舞者，表演脫衣秀約兩年。
The performer stripped slowly, dropping each piece of clothing onto the stage with dramatic flair.
那名表演者慢慢地脫衣，戲劇化地將每件衣物一件件丟到舞臺上。
Baraka stripped as part of the comedy show, mixing dance moves with jokes to make the audience laugh and cheer.
Baraka 在喜劇秀中表演脫衣，將舞蹈動作與笑話結合，讓觀眾又笑又叫。
- 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
拆解
將機器或車輛分解成零件
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.
技師把引擎完全拆開，想找出那奇怪的敲擊聲從哪裡來。
strip + noun + down
Kenji stripped the old motorcycle and sold every single part separately on the internet.
Kenji 把那輛舊機車拆解，把每一個零件都分別上網賣掉。
The repair crew had to strip the entire printing machine to get access to the broken gear hidden inside.
維修團隊必須拆開整臺印刷機，才能處理卡在機器內部的故障齒輪。
The technician stripped the laser printer and carefully cleaned each roller with alcohol.
技術人員拆開雷射印表機，用酒精仔細清潔每一個滾輪。
- 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
剝奪
以法律或官方手段奪走財產或權利
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.
法院吊銷了他的駕駛執照，因為他第三次危險駕駛被抓。
strip + someone + of + something
The army general was stripped of his rank and sent to prison for taking bribes.
那位將軍因收受賄賂被剝奪軍階，並送入監獄。
When the company went bankrupt, the owners were stripped of all their personal assets by the bank.
公司破產時，銀行剝奪了老闆所有的個人資產。
The government stripped the corrupt official of all political rights and banned him from public office.
政府剝奪了那名貪官的所有政治權利，並禁止他擔任公職。
- 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).