| 词组 | skin |
| 释义 | skin • complexion • flesh • leather • hide - I've such a bad skin/complexion, I'm always coming out in spots. (skin and complexion are interchangeable as countable nouns when they refer to colouring and quality of facial skin: a fair/dark/fresh, etc., skin/complexion - I got so sunburnt that my skin peeled. (uncountable = the covering of the body; skin can be countable as in e.g. an animal skin, animal skins; a hide can also refer to a whole animal skin) - I've cut myself, but it isn't serious. It's just a flesh wound. (Not *leather* *hide*) (flesh is below the skin, not part of it) - Shoes made of real leather have become so expensive. (preferable to hide) (= treated animal skin used to make shoes, handbags, coats, etc.; compare fur = animal skin covered with hair) - This sofa is made from real hide/leather. (the standard term is leather; hide refers to large areas of leather from large animals, e.g. cowhide, but note pigskin, not *pig hide*) |
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