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单词 skin
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skin1/skin/ noun

the external layer of the body of a person or animal, esp when forming a tough but flexible cover

a marvellously old man, whose skin seemed so much too large for his body that it would not stay in position — Hardy

any of various outer layers, e.g. the rind of a fruit or vegetable or the casing of a sausage

the external covering of an animal separated from the body and prepared for use, e.g. in a garment

the external covering of an animal, e.g. a fur-bearing mammal, separated from the body; a pelt

the skin of an animal prepared for use, e.g. in a garment; a hide

a container for wine or water made of animal skin

a person's complexion

a covering or casing forming the outside surface of a ship, aircraft, etc

a film that forms on the surface of some liquids, esp as they cool

Brit, informal = skinhead (1)

informal a drum

informal a cover for an MP3 player

by the skin of one's teeth

by a very narrow margin

get under somebody's skin

informal to irritate, provoke, or interest somebody intensely

no skin off somebody's nose

informal no disadvantage to somebody

skin and bone

very thin; emaciated

under the skin

beneath apparent or surface differences; fundamentally

skinless adj
[Old English scinn from Old Norse skinn]

skin2verb (skinned, skinning)

verb trans

to strip, scrape, or peel away an outer covering, e.g. the skin or rind, of (something)

to scrape or graze the surface of (a part of the body)

to cover (something) with or as if with skin

informal to strip (somebody) of money or property

verb intrans

(+ over) to become covered with or as if with skin

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