n (1)皮(肤)(natural outer covering of a person or an animal)[U]：abrade/irritate the～擦伤/刺激皮肤;roughen the～使皮肤变粗糙;The～blisters/peels when sunburnt. 皮肤曝晒会起泡/脱皮。The snakes cast/shed their～once a year. 蛇每年蜕一次皮。The～of his face wrinkled. 他脸上的皮肤起了皱纹。dark/brown/yellow/fair～黑色/棕色/黄色/白皙的皮肤;coarse/rough/delicate/dry/oily/smooth/soft/tender～粗糙/粗糙/娇嫩/干燥/油性/光滑/柔软/柔嫩的皮肤;have an irritated sensation in the～皮肤有一种不舒服的感觉;in one's～一丝不挂;rub the ointment into the～把油膏揉搓到皮肤里;be drenched/soaked/wet to the～浑身湿透;Much of the～on his arm was burnt black during the fire. 他胳臂上大片皮肤被火烧焦了。 ～diseases/cancer/specialist 皮肤病/癌症/专科医生;

(2)兽(毛)皮(hide or fur)[C，U]：tan～s into leather 鞣皮制革;wear～s for clothing 穿兽皮当衣服;It takes 20～s to make a coat. 做一件大衣需20张毛皮。There were two tiger～s on the floor. 地板上有两张虎皮。His jacket is made of sheep～. 他的夹克衫是羊皮做的。the ass in the lion's～狐假虎威;～tents 皮帐篷;

(3)果(蔬菜)皮(covering of a fruit or vegeta-ble)[C，U]：a banana～香蕉皮;potato～s/the～of a potato土豆皮;tread on fruit～s 踩在水果皮上;pare off the～of an apple 削掉苹果皮;strip the～from a banana 剥去香蕉皮;

(4)(液面上的)薄皮(层)(thin film or layer that forms on a liquid)[C，U]：A～formed on the gravy. 肉汤表面结了一层薄皮。Boiled milk often has a～on it. 煮过的牛奶上面常有一层薄皮。the～on oil paint in an open pot敞口罐中的油漆表面形成的薄层;

(5)外皮(壳) (outer layer，covering or coating)[C，通常sing]：the aluminium～of an airplane 飞机的铝质外壳;

be no skin off sb's nose/back/teeth 与某人无关(紧要)(infml)：That's no～off your nose. 那事与你无关。

by the skin of one's teeth 侥幸，刚好(infml)：We made the last train by the～of our teeth. 我们差一点就没赶上末班火车。

get under sb's skin 激怒(infml)：His laugh got under my～. 他的笑声激怒了我。

have a thick/thin skin 脸皮厚/薄：Be careful what you say to her;she has a thin～. 你和她说话要小心，她脸皮很薄。

jump out of one's skin 吓一跳：The sudden explosion made me jump out of my～. 突如其来的一声爆炸把我吓了一跳。

vt(1)剥皮(remove the skin from)[T+n]：～a sheep/a pig 剥羊/猪皮;S～the rabbit before you cook it. 先把兔子的皮剥了再煮。

(2)擦破皮(injure by accidentally scraping some of the skin off)[T+n]：The little girl fell and～ned her knees. 那个小女孩摔倒了，膝盖擦破了皮。

skin sb alive 活剥了皮，严厉惩罚：Your father will～you alive when he finds that you have ruined his saw! 你父亲发现你弄坏了他的锯会活剥了你的皮的!

skin over (v adv)(伤口)长新皮，愈合(vi)：The wound～ned over. 伤口愈合了。

→͵skin-′deep adj 肤浅的;′skin-diving n 轻装潜游运动;′skin-diver n 轻装潜游者;′skin-flick n 黄色电影;′skin-graft n植皮手术;′skinhead n 剃光头的年轻人(尤指有暴力行为者);͵skin-′tight adj 紧身的;′skin-flint n 吝啬鬼;′skinny adj 皮包骨的