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  • Conjugation : past  skinned ; ing  skinning
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

skin [skɪn]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] [of person] 皮肤
  2. 2. noun [of animal]
  3. 3. noun (complexion) 肤色
  4. 4. noun [of fruit] [ vegetable] 外皮
  5. 5. noun [s] (on liquid) 薄层
  6. 6. vt. 剥去…的皮
    to be soaked {or} drenched to the skin
    全身湿透

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

skin [skɪn]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] 皮,皮肤
    You like the feeling of the water against your skin.
    喜欢水滑过皮肤的感觉
    Your skin is the largest organ of your body.
    皮肤人体的最大器官
  2. 2. n.[c/u] 外壳外皮
    It is important not to break the outer skin of the fruit when cooking it.
    烹饪水果时,注意不要破坏它的外表皮
  3. 3. n.[c/u] 毛皮
    This instrument uses cow skin for both the sides and the ropes.
    这个乐器边和缆绳都是母牛皮的。
  4. 4. n.[c] 生命性命
    Others saved their own skins and left the worst-hit areas.
    其他人保住了性命离开受灾严重的区域
    He tried to save his skin.
    试图保命
  5. 5. n.[c/u] 果蔬皮,果壳
    Scoop out the flesh of the pineapple halves, taking great care not to cut through the skin.
    舀出菠萝果肉时,注意不要舀破菠萝壳。
  6. 6. n.[c] 皮制容器皮囊
  7. 7. vi. [Spoken] 攀,爬
  8. 8. vt. 擦伤擦破(皮)
    Both his hands were stinging where he'd skinned them.
    他的手擦破皮了,他感到刺痛
    The boy skinned his knee when he fell.
    孩子跌倒时蹭破了膝盖
  9. 9. vt. 剥去树皮
  10. 10. vt. 去……的皮
    Elizabeth refused to skin the rabbit.
    伊丽莎白拒绝剥兔子的皮。

Collins English-English Dictionary

skin [skɪn]
  1. 1. n the tissue forming the outer covering of the vertebrate body: it consists of two layers (the dermis and epidermis), the outermost of which may be covered with hair, scales, feathers, etc It is mainly protective and sensory in function
  2. 2. n (as modifier) - See also dermis epidermis
    a skin disease
  3. 3. n a person's complexion
    a fair skin
  4. 4. n any similar covering in a plant or lower animal
  5. 5. n any coating or film, such as one that forms on the surface of a liquid
  6. 6. n unsplit leather made from the outer covering of various mammals, reptiles, etc - Compare hide
  7. 7. n the outer covering of a fur-bearing animal, dressed and finished with the hair on
  8. 8. n a container made from animal skin
  9. 9. n the outer covering surface of a vessel, rocket, etc
  10. 10. n a person's skin regarded as his life
    to save one's skin
  11. 11. n [often plural] [Spoken] (in jazz or pop use) a drum
  12. 12. n short for skinhead
  13. 13. n [Spoken] [Slang] a cigarette paper used for rolling a cannabis cigarette
  14. 14. n [Anglo-Irish] [Slang] a person; sort
    he's a good old skin
  15. 15. vt. [tr] to remove the outer covering from (fruit, etc)
  16. 16. vt. [tr] to scrape a small piece of skin from (a part of oneself) in falling, etc
    he skinned his knee
  17. 17. vt. [often foll by over] to cover (something) with skin or a skinlike substance or (of something) to become covered in this way
  18. 18. vt. [tr] [Slang] to strip of money; swindle
  19. 19. adj relating to or for the skin
    skin cream
  20. 20. adj [Slang] [chiefly US] involving or depicting nudity
    skin magazines
  21. 21. adj See also skin up
  22. 22. adj [Etymology] Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn

Examples

Vitiligo is a chronic skin disease that causes loss of pigment resulting in irregular pale patches of skin.
白斑是一种慢性疾病,致使缺少色素,使皮肤产生不规则的白色斑块。
Wet skin blisters more quickly than dry skin.
与干燥的皮肤相比,湿润的皮肤起水泡的速度更快。
delicate skin
娇嫩的皮肤
soaked to the skin by the rain
浑身被雨淋透
wet to the skin
浑身湿透
The snake casts its skin.
蛇脱皮。

nciku Video Note

[bāo]

  • Scene:

    剥香蕉 / peeling a banana

  • Examples:

    剥皮 [bāopí],剥壳 [bāoké],剥花生 [bāohuāshēng],剥栗子 [bāolìzi]

  • Description:

    剥 means to peel something (fruits, animals etc.) using the hands (tear the skin off). This is used for something that can be easily peeled.

Related video notes: 剥、削

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