1. U C 皮（肤） the natural outer covering of an animal or human body, from which hair may grow
2. U C 兽皮，毛皮　 the skin of an animal for use as leather, fur, etc.
3. U C （蔬菜，水果等）外皮，外壳　 a natural outer covering of some fruits and vegetables

　bear a white ～　长着白皮肤
　break ～　划破皮
　cast ～　蜕皮
　change sb's ～　改变本性
　crack ～　使皮肤皱裂
　expose ～　露出外皮
　feel ～　抚摸皮肤
　harden ～　使皮革硬化，使皮肤硬化
　improve ～　使皮肤变得更好
　injure ～　损伤皮肤
　polish ～　润饰皮革〔皮肤〕
　slice off the ～ from the meat　把肉皮片下来
　slip sb's ～　蜕皮
　soften ～　使皮革软化，使皮肤柔软
　strip the ～　剥皮
　take the ～ off　去皮
　touch ～　触及皮肤
　transplant ～　植皮
　attractive ～　迷人的肤色
　beautiful ～　美丽的皮肤
　black ～　黑皮，黑色皮肤
　clear ～　光亮的皮革，光亮的皮肤
　dark ～　黝黑的皮肤
　dry ～　干皮，干燥的皮肤
　fair ～　白皙的皮肤
　fine ～　漂亮的皮肤
　green ～　生皮
　loose ～　松弛的皮肤
　marble ～　光滑洁白的皮肤
　olive ～　橄榄色的皮肤
　raw ～　生皮
　red ～　红色皮革，红润的皮肤
　rough ～　粗糙的皮革，粗糙的皮肤
　smooth ～　光滑的毛皮，光滑的皮肤
　soft ～　软皮革，柔软的皮肤
　sun-tanned ～　晒黑的皮肤
　thick ～　感受迟钝，不敏感
　thin ～　脸皮薄，敏感
　ugly ～　难看的皮革，难看的皮肤
　undressed ～　生皮
　white ～　白色毛皮，洁白的皮肤
　yellow ～　黄色的毛皮，黄色的皮肤
　banana ～　香蕉皮
　capsule's ～　胶囊的囊壳
　fruit ～　水果皮
　grape ～　葡萄皮
　human ～　人的皮肤
　lion's ～　假勇气
　metal ～　金属外壳
　onions ～　洋葱皮
　potato ～　土豆皮
　rabbit ～　兔皮
　waterproof plastic ～　防水塑料外层
　wine ～s　酒囊
　～ disease　皮肤病
　～ treatment　皮肤治疗
　in a bad ～　发着脾气
　in sb's ～　处于某人的地位
　wet to the ～　全身湿透
　under the ～　皮下，处在背后，在心里面
　come off with a whole ～　安然无恙
　～ of animals　兽皮
　the ～ on a milk pudding　牛奶布丁上的乳皮

　Many people offered to donate blood and skin for the badly burnt worker.　很多人要求为那个严重烧伤的工人献血献皮。
　The external layer of skin is called the epidermis.　皮的外层叫表皮。
　She is only skin and bone.　她只剩皮包骨了。
　The poison may be absorbed through the skin.　毒物可能通过皮肤被吸收。
　He wears his sweater next to the skin.　他贴身穿着球衣。
　The rain had penetrated right through to his skin.　他被雨水淋得湿透衣服，触及皮肤。
　She has a white skin.　她皮肤白。
　Black hair is a sharp contrast to a fair skin.　黑色的头发与白皙的皮肤形成鲜明对比。
　They have a light skin and blue eyes.　他们有白皙的皮肤和蓝色的眼睛。
　Babies have a soft skin.　婴儿有细嫩的皮肤。
　He won't worry about the criticism, he's got a pretty thick skin.　他不会因为受到批评而烦恼，他的脸皮很厚。
　Most Africans have darker skins than Europeans.　多数非洲人的皮肤比欧洲人黑些。
　Cats are covered with soft skin.　猫身上长着柔软的毛。
　Bears have thick skin.　熊有厚厚的毛。
　The puppies haven't got much skin yet.　这些小狗还没有长出毛呢。
　Tom wore a hat made of the skin.　汤姆戴着一顶毛皮帽子。
　The rug was made of the skin of a tiger.　这地毯是虎皮做成的。
　It took 40 skins to make the coat.　这件大衣用了40张毛皮。
　Take the skin off before you eat it.　吃之前先把皮去掉。
　The little girl is stripping the skin from a banana.　那小姑娘在剥香蕉皮。
　I slipped on a banana skin.　我踩在香蕉皮上滑倒了。
　Please cook the potatoes quickly with their skins on.　请把土豆连皮快速煮一下。
　Some fruits have thick skins.　有些水果长有厚皮。
　Do you like skin on your rice pudding?　你喜欢大米布丁上面的薄皮吗?
　Aircraft wings have metal or cloth skins.　飞机机翼有金属面的或蒙布面的。

 ♣ a skin search
　搜身　searching the person; making a body search
　Every prisoner had to undergo a skin search to make sure nothing had been given to him.　每个犯人都得搜身，以防身上藏有东西。
 ♣ in a bad skin
　在发脾气　lose one's temper; get angry
　Don't disturb him for he is in a bad skin.　别去打搅他，他在发脾气。
　Don't mention your pay rise when the manager is in a bad skin.　经理发脾气时你别提要长工资的事。
 ♣ save one's (own) skin
　〈非正〉脱身，脱险　 escape from a serious danger
　They always saved their own skins in their mind.　他们时时不忘保命。
　When trouble broke out, everyone was intent on saving his own skin.　惹出麻烦时，人人都一心想安然脱身。
　He surrendered to save his own skin.　为了活命他投降了。
　He lied in court to save his skin.　他为了保命在法庭上说了谎。
　They are fighting desperately to save their skins.　为了保住自己他们正在拼搏。
　The fighter plane saved our skins while the army was landing from the ships.　当部队离船登陆时，战斗机救了我们的命。
 ♣ under the skin
　在内心，在本质上　beneath the outside appearance; at heart
　They are alike under the skin.　他们在本质上差不多。
　He laughed under the skin.　他在心里暗笑。
　We may be of different races but we're sisters under the skin.　我们的种族可能不同，但本质上我们都是姊妹。

 ♣ skin, fur, hair
　参见hair条。
 ♣ 下面两个句子的意思不同：
　

1. 男孩子们已开始留长发，甚至将头发染黄，不管这个颜色是否与他们皮肤的颜色相配。
　［误］ Boys have begun to wear their hair long and even dye it yellow, not caring whether the colour matches their skin.
　［正］ Boys have begun to wear their hair long and even dye it yellow, not caring whether the colour matches their complexion.
　［析］ skin是“皮，皮肤”的意思，表示“肤色”应该用complexion.
2. 她的皮肤白皙而光滑。
　［误］ Her skins were fair and satin-smooth.
　［正］ Her skin was fair and satin-smooth.
　他收集了大量的兽皮。
　［误］ He collected a lot of animal skin.
　［正］ He collected a lot of animal skins.
　［析］ skin作“人或动物的皮肤”解时多作单数使用，不用复数形式；但 skin作“动物的皮毛”或“皮子”解时为可数名词，可用作复数。
3. 他被雨淋得浑身湿透了。
　［误］ The rain soaked him in the skin.
　［正］ The rain soaked him to the skin.
　［析］ soak sb to the skin是习惯用法，表示“（雨）使衣服湿透”，其中介词为to，不用in. 另外也不可说be soaked to the skin.
4. 我可不想处在他那个地位。
　［误］ I shouldn't wish to be on his skin.
　［正］ I shouldn't wish to be in his skin.
　［析］ be in sb's skin是固定短语，意思是“处于某人的地位”，其中的in不可换用on.

1. vt.剥皮　 take the skin off
2. vt.欺骗　 cheat

　～ a rabbit　剥兔皮
　～ an onion　剥洋葱皮
　～ fox　剥狐狸皮
　～ the deer　剥鹿皮
　～ alive　严厉斥责，彻底打败
　～ off　脱下
　～ off sb's gloves　脱下手套
　～ over　长皮，愈合
　～ of　骗取…
　～ through　勉强挤〔通〕过

　The cook is skinning the onions.　厨师正在剥洋葱皮。
　The game-keeper began to skin the rabbit.　猎场看守人开始剥兔皮。
　It is cruel to skin a snake.　剥蛇皮很残忍。
　Facer fell off the ladder and skinned his knees.　费塞从梯子上跌下来，膝盖破皮了。
　I skinned my knee when I fell.　我跌倒时，擦破了膝盖。
　I skinned my elbow against the wall.　我的肘部撞在墙上擦破了皮。
　Are you trying to skin the old lady?　你想骗老太太的钱吗?
　Huge catfish are skinned and dressed by hand.　用手剥去巨鲇的皮，并剖洗干净。
　The little boy's elbows were quite badly skinned.　那小男孩两只胳膊肘上的皮肤严重擦伤了。
　During the war years this stretch of farms was horribly skinned.　大战期间这一带的各个农场受到残酷剥削。
　Be careful not to be skinned when you go to town.　进城时要当心别让人骗了。

 ♣ skin alive　(v.+adv.)
1. 〈非正〉严厉斥责 scold sb severely
　Your mother will skin you alive if she sees this.　如果你母亲看到这种事，她会狠狠骂你一顿的。
　He'll skin you alive if he finds out what you've done.　他若发现你干的事，会活剥你的皮。
2. 彻底打败 defeat sb thoroughly
　The home team was skinned alive this afternoon.　今天下午主队输得惨极了。
 ♣ skin of　(v.+prep.)
　骗取某人的（钱财等）　cheat sb of (usually money)
　She skinned him of all his money.　她骗取了他的全部钱财。
　Cage was skinned of all her money by confidence tricksters.　凯奇所有的钱都被专骗老实人的骗子骗去了。
 ♣ skin over　(v.+adv.)
　为皮所覆盖，愈合　become covered with skin; heal
　The snake is skinning over.　蛇在蜕皮。
　The wound skinned over.　伤口愈合了。
 ♣ skin through　(v.+prep.)
1. 〈美〉勉强挤过 be only just able to pass through (sth narrow)
　The big ship barely skinned through the open draw.　那艘大船勉勉强强通过了开合式吊桥的缺口。
2. 〈美〉勉强通过（考试等） be only just able to pass (sth such as an examination)
　Some of you passed well, but most of you only skinned through the examination.　你们当中有的人成绩还不错，但大部分人仅仅勉强通过了考试。
 ♣ skin up　(v.+prep.)
　贴着…向上爬　climb up keeping close to sth
　When you leave you skin up the rope.　当你离开时，从这根绳子爬上去。
　The children are so skilled at climbing trees that they skin up them like little monkeys.　孩子们非常善于爬树，灵巧得和小猴子一样。

 ♣ skin, flay, pare, peel
　这组词都可表示“剥皮”。其区别是：skin最常用，可指剥〔削〕去动物或植物的皮；pare和peel指去掉果皮或蔬菜皮时常可互换使用，但peel常指剥去〔撕去〕外皮，而pare则指削去外皮和皮下相连的一部分肉质，引申可指修掉边角或削减费用等；flay通常用于指剥动物皮或用剥人皮来吓人。例如：
　The hunter skinned the deer.　猎人剥下了鹿皮。
　He peeled away the outer layers of the onion.　他把洋葱头外面的皮剥了下来。
　We must pare down costs to improve our profitability.　我们必须压缩成本以使利润增加。
　They flayed the dead horse.　他们剥这匹死马的皮。

　［派生词］ skinny adj.极瘦的，皮包骨的
　［同义词］ n. bark, covering, hide, outside, peel, pelt, rind, shell
　［词源］　古英语scinn<古挪威语skinn（果皮）