peel away/off

Related to word: peel

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. When vehicles, people, or animals peel away/off, they depart from the formation or group they were associated with and proceed in another direction.

    脫隊;離隊

    • In times of fright, the dog might peel away from the group and run off in another direction.

      在受驚時,狗可能會脫離群體並朝另一個方向跑去。

    • When the alarm went off, the students began to peel away from the line and head towards the emergency exit.

      當警報響起時,學生們開始脫離隊伍,朝緊急出口走去。

    • A car peeled off from the convoy during the traffic jam and turned onto a side street.

      在交通堵塞期間,一輛車從車隊中脫離並轉入一條小巷。