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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 [c/u] [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] [skɪn]
  1. 1. noun 皮,皮肤
    In China women spend a lot of money to whiten their skin.
    中国女人花很多钱来美白皮肤。
  2. 2. noun (尤指小动物的)毛皮
  3. 3. noun 果实等的)外皮;壳;(船等的)外壳珍珠的外层
  4. 4. noun (盛液体用的)皮囊
  5. 5. noun [American English] [slang] [复数形态时]爵士乐队中的一套
  6. 6. noun [American English] [slang] 一元
  7. 7. vt. 使蒙上皮;使长出新皮
  8. 8. vt. 去除…的皮;去壳
    Inuit skin the animals they hunt to use their fur.
    因纽特人将猎得的动物剥皮,获取它们的皮毛。
  9. 9. vt. 剥去…的皮(或伪装等),脱去内衣
  10. 10. vt. 擦破…处的皮
  11. 11. vt. [verbal] 诈骗
  12. 12. vt. [American English] [verbal] 痛斥严厉批评
  13. 13. vt. [American English] [verbal] (用鞭)驱赶牲口
  14. 14. vi. 为皮覆盖长出新皮
  15. 15. vi. [verbal] 爬,攀(up,down)
  16. 16. vi. [verbal] 勉强通过(by,through);勉强获得成功
  17. 17. vi. skin-pop的缩略
  18. 18. noun [slang] 一张美元钞票
  19. 19. noun [slang] 光头秃头的人(有些这样的人有可能参与政治暴力
  20. 20. vt. [slang] 欺骗或讨收某人过高的价钱

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] [informal] (in jazz or pop use) a drum
  12. 12. n short for skinhead
  13. 13. n [informal] [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

to apply a salve to the skin
将药膏敷在皮肤上 apply
delicate skin
娇嫩的皮肤 delicate
reduced to skin and bones
瘦得皮包骨 reduce
soaked to the skin by the rain
浑身被雨淋透 soak
skin tear and bruised
皮肤划伤起紫血块 tear
wet to the skin
浑身湿透 to
to apply lotion to the skin
将洗液涂到皮肤上 to
The snake casts its skin.
蛇脱皮。 cast
I don't like the sensation of the wool against the skin.
我不喜欢毛线碰到皮肤的感觉。
This color doesn't fit you, it looks better against a more pale skin.
这个颜色不适合你,它更适合皮肤白些的人。

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