4DFon a liquid 液体上面 [countableC, uncountableU] a thinsolid layer that forms on the top of a liquid, especially when it gets cold 〔尤指液体冷却后上面形成的〕薄层
Cover the soup to stop a skin from forming.
把汤盖起来以免表面凝结。
5part of an object 物体的一部分 [countableC] a layer that is part of a vehicle, building, object etc, especially on the outside 〔车辆、建筑物、物体等的〕外壳,外层
The outer skin of the aircraft was not punctured.
飞机的外壳没有被打穿。
The lampshade has a double skin so that it remains cool.
这个灯罩有两层,不会发烫。
6.computer 计算机 [countableC, uncountableU] the way particular information appears on a computerscreen, especially when this can be changed quickly and easily 〔软件、网站等的〕界面,皮肤
7have (a) thin/thick skinto be easily upset or not easily upset by criticism 脸皮薄/厚
This is not a job for someone with thin skin.
这工作脸皮薄的人干不了。
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have (a) thin/thick skin• Some people have thick skins, others have thin ones and are more easily hurt.
8get under somebody’s skininformalANNOY if someone gets under your skin, they annoy you, especially by the way they behave 激怒某人
What really gets under my skin is people who push straight to the front of the line.
那些插队的人真叫我恼火。
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get under somebody’s skin• Kids will say some mean things to try and get under your skin.• Sure he could get under your skin but so would St Francis of Assisi on a job like this.• But this class was dearly getting under his skin.• It will not be easy given the Sri Lankan propensity for getting under the skin of the opposition.• He had got under her skin, and after half an hour she went home alone, not content with second-best.• Why did she let him get under her skin like this?• So, come on you literary types; stop fretting about Orwell and start getting under our skins.• Why was she allowing Doreen to get under her skin in this manner?• Why should there be a surface to get beneath, a skin to get under?
9by the skin of your teethinformalJUST/A MOMENT AGO if you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just succeed in doing it, and very nearly failed to do it 好不容易才…,差点就没…,勉强
Two others made it by the skin of their teeth.
另外两人勉强通过。
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by the skin of your teeth• Jeff just got into collegeby the skin of his teeth.• The business is surviving, but only by the skin of its teeth.• The car broke down on the way to the airport and they just caught the planeby the skin of their teeth.
10make somebody’s skin crawlinformal to make someone feel very uncomfortable or slightly afraid 使某人恶心,让某人起鸡皮疙瘩
Her singing makes my skin crawl.
她唱歌让我起鸡皮疙瘩。
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make somebody’s skin crawl• It made her skin crawl, the deference.• The thought of him touching me just makes my skin crawl.• They make the skin crawl like it is on fire, even as it is bathed in sweat.• The woman made his skin crawl.
11.be skin and boneBritish EnglishBrE, be skin and bonesAmerican EnglishAmE informalTHIN PERSON to be extremely thin in a way that is unattractive and unhealthy 瘦得皮包骨
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be skin and bone• The poordogwas practically skin and bone.• When she died she was nothing but skin and bone.
12it’s no skin off somebody’s nosespokenDON'T CARE used to say that someone does not care what another person thinks or does, because it does not affect them 某人根本不在乎,某人才不管呢
If she doesn’t want me to help, it’s no skin off my nose!
如果她不要我帮忙,我才不在乎呢!
13something is only skin deepused to say that something may seem to be important or effective, but it really is not because it only affects the way things appear 某物只是肤浅的,某事仅仅是表面的
Beauty is only skin deep.
美貌只是皮相。
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something is only skin deep• But, as in life, beautyis only skin deep.• Beauty is only skin deep, as they say, but I would have hoped for a lot more from a C64.
14.skins[plural]British EnglishBrE informal papers for rolling a cigarette, especially one with marijuana in it 卷烟纸〔尤指卷大麻的纸〕
1covering of a human/animal body皮膚;皮ADJECTIVE | VERB + SKIN | SKIN + VERB | SKIN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤beautiful, clear, fine, flawless, good, healthy, perfect美麗的/潔淨的/細嫩的/無瑕的/很好的/健康的/完美的肌膚◇You want clear, healthy skin.你需要潔淨健康的肌膚。➤glowing, radiant有光澤的肌膚◇Keep your skin radiant using creams and lotions.使用護膚霜和潤膚乳令肌膚保有光澤。➤creamy, smooth, soft細嫩的/光滑的/柔滑的肌膚➤thick, thin厚皮膚;薄皮膚▸➤translucent通透的肌膚▸➤supple, young, youthful富有彈性的/嬌嫩的/充滿活力的肌膚▸➤sagging, wrinkled鬆弛的/佈滿皺紋的皮膚▸➤hard, leathery, rough, tough粗糙的皮膚▸➤delicate, sensitive嬌嫩的/敏感的皮膚▸➤greasy, oily油性皮膚▸➤moist濕潤的皮膚▸➤dry, flaky, scaly乾燥的/起皮屑的/有鱗屑的皮膚➤flaking, peeling起皮的/脫皮的皮膚▸➤black, brown, dark, ebony, golden, olive, tan黑色的/棕色的/深色的/黑黝黝的/金黃色的/淺褐色的/棕褐色的皮膚➤alabaster (literary) , fair, ivory, light, milky, pale, porcelain (literary) , white潔白光滑的肌膚;白皙的肌膚;象牙般的膚色;透亮的肌膚;牛奶般白皙的肌膚;蒼白的肌膚;瓷娃娃般的肌膚◇Jenny is small and slender with porcelain skin.珍妮身材小巧纖細,皮膚白皙光滑。➤pallid, pasty, sallow無血色的/蒼白的/蠟黃的皮膚▸➤bronzed, tanned古銅色的/曬黑的皮膚▸➤sunburned曬傷的皮膚▸➤weathered飽經風霜的皮膚▸➤freckled長了雀斑的皮膚▸➤raw, tender擦破了的/一觸即疼的皮膚◇There was a patch of raw skin on my back where the sun had burned it.我背上有一塊皮膚被太陽曬傷了,非常疼。➤itchy發癢的皮膚▸➤blotchy長大塊斑點的皮膚➤broken, damaged損傷的/破損的皮膚▸➤hairless無毛的皮膚▸➤facial面部皮膚◇Body skin is thicker than facial skin.身上的皮膚比面部皮膚厚。➤bare, exposed, naked裸露的皮膚◇The sheets felt nice next to his bare skin.被單緊貼着他裸露的皮膚,感覺很舒服。◇Wear clothing that protects all exposed skin.着裝要能保護所有裸露的肌膚。➤loose鬆弛的皮膚◇I picked up the kitten by the loose skin on its neck.我抓住小貓脖子後面鬆鬆的毛皮把它拎了起來。➤outer外皮▸➤dead死皮◇A lot of dust is made up of particles of dead skin.灰塵多由死皮顆粒組成。VERB + SKIN➤break, burn, damage, irritate擦破/燒傷/損傷/刺激皮膚▸➤protect保護皮膚▸➤moisturize, nourish, soothe給皮膚補水;滋養皮膚;舒緩皮膚◇This cream moisturizes dry skin.這種潤膚霜能為乾燥皮膚補充水分。➤dry, dry out使皮膚乾燥➤exfoliate去死皮◇Clean and exfoliate your skin before applying make-up.化妝前先清潔皮膚並去除角質。➤remove去除皮層◇Exfoliate to remove dead skin.去除死皮。➤penetrate, pierce, puncture穿破皮膚;刺破皮膚◇The needle pierced my skin.那根針刺破了我的皮膚。➤shed蛻皮◇This snake sheds its skin eight times a year.這種蛇每年蛻皮 8 次。➤age使皮膚老化◇Smoking undoubtedly ages the skin.吸煙無疑會使皮膚老化。SKIN + VERB➤glisten, glow皮膚閃閃發光◇Her skin was glistening with sweat after her run.她跑完步後皮膚上帶着汗珠閃閃發光。➤age皮膚老化◇They claim that this cream makes the skin age more slowly.他們聲稱這種面霜能減緩皮膚衰老。➤hang, sag皮膚下垂/鬆弛▸➤blister, burn, peel皮膚起水皰/燒傷/脫皮▸➤crawl, tingle皮膚起雞皮疙瘩/刺痛◇Just thinking about spiders makes my skin crawl.僅僅是想到蜘蛛我都會起雞皮疙瘩。SKIN + NOUN➤allergy, burns, cancer, complaint, condition, damage, disease, disorder, infection, irritation, lesion, problems, rash皮膚過敏;皮膚燒傷;皮膚癌;皮膚病;皮膚損傷;皮膚不適;皮膚感染;皮膚刺激;皮膚紅腫;皮疹▸➤graft皮膚移植▸➤specialist (especially BrE) 皮膚科醫生➤care皮膚護理◇make-up and skin-care products化妝品和護膚品➤cleanser, cream, lotion, products (especially NAmE) 潔膚乳;面霜;潤膚乳;護膚品▸➤colour/color, tone膚色▸➤texture膚質▸➤type皮膚類型▸➤cells, tissue皮膚細胞/組織▸➤contact皮膚接觸◇Avoid skin contact with the glue.避免皮膚與膠水接觸。PREPOSITION➤against the/your skin貼着皮膚◇The sheets felt rough against her skin.被單貼着皮膚她感覺有點兒磨。➤beneath the/your skin在皮膚下◇Beneath his skin, the muscles were tight with tension.他皮下的肌肉因緊張而繃緊。➤on the/your skin皮膚上◇blisters on the skin皮膚上的水皰➤through the/your skin透過皮膚◇A network of veins showed through his skin.他青筋暴露。➤under the/your skin皮下◇He discovered a lump under his skin so he went to the doctor.他發現皮下有個腫塊,就去看了醫生。PHRASES➤skin and bone, skin and bones (especially NAmE) 皮包骨頭◇The dog was little more than skin and bone / bones.這狗瘦得差不多皮包骨頭了。skin
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2skin of an animal that has been removed獸皮ADJECTIVE | VERB + SKINADJECTIVE➤animal動物毛皮▸➤crocodile, goat, leopard, etc.鱷魚皮、山羊皮、豹皮等VERB + SKIN➤cure, tan加工皮革;硝皮鞣革skin
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3covering of some fruits/ vegetables水果皮;蔬菜皮ADJECTIVE | VERB + SKINADJECTIVE➤banana, onion, potato, etc.香蕉皮、洋葱皮、馬鈴薯皮等VERB + SKIN➤peel off, remove剝皮;去皮