我们都早早就学过skin

作为人的皮肤的意思，

形容某个人的皮肤就会用到

dark/fair/pale/tanned skin

暗黑／白皙／苍白／棕褐色的皮肤



但除了人有皮之外，

其实水果蔬菜动物也都有皮

那么描述它们的皮

我们都会用到哪些词呢？

今天我们就来学习一下吧~



skin这个词最常见，

意思也较多，

我们先从词典上一一认识一下

skin n.  /skɪn/

❶ the natural outer layer that covers a person, animal, fruit, etc.

天然覆盖在人、动物、水果等表面的皮

a banana/potato skin

香蕉／土豆皮

Babies have soft skins.

婴儿皮肤柔嫩。

❷ the skin of an animal that has been removed from the body, with or without the hair or fur

被剥下的（带或不带毛发的）兽皮

a rug made from the skin of a lion

用狮子皮做成的地毯

Native Americans used to trade skins .

印第安人过去曾买卖兽皮。

❸ any outer covering

外壳

The bullet pierced the skin of the aircraft.

子弹击穿了飞机的外壳。

❹ a thin surface that forms on some liquids, such as paint, when they are left in the air, or others, such as heated milk, when they are left to cool

(某些液体置于空气中或冷却后形成的)膜，薄层

❺ the pictures, designs, colours, etc. that appear on the screen of a mobile phone or other device and can be changed by the user

皮肤(电脑程序的一部分，可随意改变以在屏幕上显示不同的图片、图案、颜色等)

Many electronic devices let you create your own skins.

许多电子设备都允许使用者创建个性化的外观界面。