- [uncountable]
material made by removing the hair or fur from animal skins and preserving the skins using special processes 皮革 
a leather jacket 皮夹克 The soles are made of leather. 鞋底是皮革做的。 a leather-bound book 皮面装帧的书 - in leather
I'm looking for a pair of boots in dark brown leather. 我想买一双深棕色的皮靴。
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb1Each volume is bound in genuine leather. 每卷都用真皮装订。 The leather has been treated with wax. 这块皮革上过蜡。 a coat made from buffalo leather 水牛皮大衣 a cracked leather belt 裂开的皮带
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- thin
- soft
- …
- tan
- treat
- polish
- …
- crack
- belt
- boots
- chaps
- …
- in leather
- in leathers
- leathers[plural]
clothes made from leather, especially those worn by people riding motorcycles （尤指骑摩托车人穿的）皮衣，皮外套 a biker in black leathers 穿黑皮衣的摩托车手
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thick
- thin
- soft
- …
- tan
- treat
- polish
- …
- crack
- belt
- boots
- chaps
- …
- in leather
- in leathers
Word OriginOld English lether, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leer and German Leder, from an Indo-European root shared by Irish leathar and Welsh lledr.
Idioms
hell for leather
- (British English, old-fashioned, informal)
as quickly as possible 尽快 to ride hell for leather 拼命快骑