資料來源 : pyDict

剝落,剝脫使片狀脫落

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Exfoliate \Ex*fo"li*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exfoliated}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Exfoliating}.] [L. exfoliare to strip of
   leaves; ex out, from + folium leaf.]
   1. To separate and come off in scales or lamin[ae], as pieces
      of carious bone or of bark.

   2. (Min.) To split into scales, especially to become
      converted into scales at the result of heat or
      decomposition.

Exfoliate \Ex*fo"li*ate\ v. t.
   To remove scales, lamin[ae], or splinters from the surface
   of.

資料來源 : WordNet®

exfoliate
     v 1: spread by opening the leaves of
     2: cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
     3: remove the surface, in scales or laminae
     4: come off in a very thin piece
     5: grow by producing or unfolding leaves; "plants exfoliate"