剥落 (bō luò) — to peel off, to flake off (of paint, plaster, skin, etc.)
Definition
An intransitive verb meaning a surface layer comes off on its own (paint, plaster, skin) — peeling or flaking from within, not something you peel by hand.
verb
to peel offto flake off (of paint, plaster, skin, etc.)
Examples
- 剥落。Qiáng shàng de shí huī yǐ jīng bō luò le yí dà piàn.A large patch of plaster on the wall has already flaked off.
- 剥落。Zhè zhāng jiù huà biǎo miàn de yán liào zhèng zài màn màn bō luò.The paint on the surface of this old painting is slowly peeling off.
- ，剥落，。Bào shài hòu, chē qī kāi shǐ bō luò, xū yào chóng xīn pēn qī.After prolonged sun exposure, the car paint started to peel and needs to be resprayed.
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