skin

1. N-VAR Your skin is the natural covering of your body. 皮膚

His skin is clear and smooth. 他的皮膚光潔滑潤(rùn)。

There are three major types of skin cancer. 皮膚癌有3大類。

2. N-VAR An animal skin is skin which has been removed from a dead animal. Skins are used to make things such as coats and rugs. 獸皮; 毛皮

That was real crocodile skin. 那是真正的鱷魚皮。

3. N-VAR The skin of a fruit or vegetable is its outer layer or covering. 果皮; (蔬菜的) 外皮

The outer skin of the orange is called the "zest."

橙子外層皮叫“橙皮”。

4. N-SING If a skin forms on the surface of a liquid, a thin, fairly solid layer forms on it. (液躰表麪凝結(jié)的) 薄層; 薄皮

Stir the custard occasionally to prevent a skin forming. 不時(shí)攪動(dòng)蛋嬭沙司，以免凝結(jié)嬭皮。

5. V-T If you skin a dead animal, you remove its skin. 剝?nèi)ァ钠?/p>

...with the expertise of a chef skinning a rabbit. …具有大廚剝兔皮的專長(zhǎng)。