- [uncountable, countable]
the layer of tissue that covers the body 皮；皮膚 to have dark/pale skin 皮膚黝黑/蒼白 skin cancer 皮膚癌 She said she was treated unfairly because of the colour of her skin. 她說因爲她的膚色，她受到了不公平的待遇。 skin colour/tone 膚色/色調 to have brown/fair/olive skin 棕色/白皙/橄欖色皮膚 to have dry/oily skin 皮膚幹燥/油膩 cosmetics for sensitive skins 過敏性皮膚適用的化妝品 The snake sheds its skin once a year. 蛇一年蛻一次皮。 They were both soaked to the skin and shivering from cold. 他們都濕透了，冷得發抖。 He could feel the sun on his skin. 他能感覺到陽光照射在他的皮膚上。 the wrinkled skin of his face 他滿臉皺紋的皮膚 dead skin cells 死亡的皮膚細胞 to have a skin test 做皮膚測試
Collocations Physical appearancesee also foreskinPhysical appearance 外貌 - A person may be described as having:
描述一個人的長相可用 have 一詞：
Eyes 眼睛 - (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
（明亮的）藍／綠／（深／淺）棕色／淺綠褐色眼睛 - deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
凹陷的／凸出的眼睛 - small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
- piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
敏銳的／銳利的眼睛；冷冰冰的眼神 - bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
布滿血絲的／水汪汪的／腫脹的眼睛 - bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
濃密的／揚起的／弓形的眉毛 - long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
長長的／濃密的／彎曲的／假的眼睫毛
Face 臉 - a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
塌／蒜頭／尖頭／尖／短平而上翹的鼻子 - a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
- full/thick/thin/pouty lips
豐滿的／厚／薄／翹嘴唇 - dry/chapped/cracked lips
幹的／皲裂的／幹裂的嘴唇 - flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
發紅的／紅潤的／蒼白的面頰 - soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
柔嫩的／胖乎乎的／凹陷的面頰 - white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
潔白的／完好無缺的／參差不齊的／凸出來的牙齒 - a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
大大的／高高的／寬大的／後傾的前額 - a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
硬朗的／瘦削的／尖／雙下巴 - a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
長／大／濃密的／一小撮／山羊胡子 - a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache
長長的／稀疏的／濃密的／耷拉着的／翹／細直的八字胡
Hair and skin 頭發和皮膚 - pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
蒼白的／白皙的／橄欖色的／黝黑的／曬黑的皮膚 - dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
幹性的／油性的／光滑的／粗糙的／有皺紋的皮膚 - a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
黝黑的／蒼白的／白皙的／蠟黃的／紅潤的／淺褐色的／黝黑的／無瑕的面容 - deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
深深的／細小的／小的／面部的皺紋 - blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(British English) ginger/grey hair
金黃色的／淺色的／（淺／深）棕色的／烏黑的／紅褐色的／紅色的／姜黃色的／灰白色的頭發 - straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
直發；鬈發；波浪形的／鬈曲的／刺猬式的頭發 - thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
厚密的／稀疏的／纖細的／濃密的／逐漸稀少的頭發 - dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
染了色的／漂白了的／柔順的／絲滑的／幹性的／油性的／有光澤的頭發 - long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
長／短／齊肩／剪短了的頭發 - a bald/balding/shaved head
秃頭；開始秃頂的頭；剃光了的頭 - a receding hairline
後移的發際線 - a bald patch/spot
秃了的一塊 - a side/centre(British English) parting
Body 身體 - a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
長／短／粗／細／幹瘦的脖子 - broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
寬／窄／斜／圓／聳肩膀 - a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
赤裸的／寬闊的／肌肉發達的胸膛；小胸；大胸 - a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
扁平的／鼓脹的／鼓起的肚子 - a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
纖細的／28英寸的腰 - big/wide/narrow/slim hips
大的／寬的／窄小的／苗條的臀部 - a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
直的／彎曲的／弓着的／寬大的／多毛的背部 - thin/slender/muscular arms
瘦削的／細長的／肌肉發達的臂膀 - big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
大的／小的／修剪整齊的／有老繭的／戴着手套的手 - long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
長的／短的／粗的／細長的／纖細的／瘦削的手指 - long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
長的／肌肉發達的／多毛的／有曲線美的／皮包骨的／幹瘦的腿 - muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
肌肉發達的／胖乎乎的／肥胖的大腿 - big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
大的／小的／嬌小可愛的／寬的／窄的／光着的腳 - a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
好的／修長的／苗條的／沙漏形身材 - be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build
有着苗條的／中等的／普通的／大塊頭的／健壯的／矮壯的身材
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya2A network of veins showed through his skin. 他青筋暴露。 Beneath his skin, the muscles were tight with tension. 他皮下的肌肉因緊張而繃緊。 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。 I examined the puffy skin under my eyes. 我仔細查看自己浮腫的眼袋。 Jenny is small and slender with porcelain skin. 珍妮身材小巧纖細，皮膚白晰光滑。 Smoking undoubtedly ages the skin. 吸煙無疑會使皮膚老化。 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。 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。 Avoid skin contact with the glue. 避免皮膚與膠水接觸。 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。 The skin on your feet may get dry and cracked. 你腳上的皮膚可能會變得幹燥和開裂。 Some poisons can be absorbed through the skin. 有些毒藥可以通過皮膚吸收。 The oil is diluted and rubbed into the skin. 油被稀釋並擦入皮膚。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- clear
- fine
- …
- break
- burn
- damage
- …
- glisten
- glow
- age
- …
- allergy
- burns
- cancer
- …
- against the/your skin
- beneath the/your skin
- on the/your skin
- …
- skin and bone
- skin and bones
(in adjectives 構成形容詞 having the type of skin mentioned …皮膚的 dark-skinned 深色皮膚的 fair-skinned 白皙皮膚的
More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristicsTopics Appearancea2- [countable, uncountable]
(often in compounds 常構成複合詞 the skin of a dead animal with or without its fur, used for making leather, etc. （獸）皮；毛皮；皮張 The skins are removed and laid out to dry. 皮剝下來，攤開晾幹。 animal skins 動物皮 a tiger-skin rug 虎皮毯 - skin of something
They would wear the skins of animals they had killed. 他們會穿上他們殺死的動物的皮。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- animal
- crocodile
- goat
- …
- cure
- tan
- [countable, uncountable]
the outer layer of some fruits and vegetables （某些果實和蔬菜的）皮，殼 
Remove the skins by soaking the tomatoes in hot water. 把西紅柿放在熱水裏燙一下去皮。 a chemical found in the skin of grapes 葡萄皮中發現的一種化學物質
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- banana
- onion
- potato
- …
- peel off
- remove
- [countable, uncountable]
the thin outer layer of a sausage 外皮；腸衣 - [countable, uncountable]
the thin layer that forms on the surface of some liquids, especially when they become cold after being heated （尤指加熱冷卻後形成的）薄層，皮 - [countable]
a layer that covers the outside of something 外殼；外層 the outer skin of the earth 地殼 the metal skin of the aircraft 飛機的金屬外殼
- (also wrap)[countable]
a special cover for any small electronic device that you can carry with you （便攜式電子音樂播放器的）護套，保護殼 - [countable] (
computing 計算機 the interface of a computer program (= the way a computer program presents information on screen), that the user can change as they wish 皮膚（電腦程序的用戶界面，可按個人喜好變換）
on body身體
-skinned有…皮膚
of dead animal死獸
of fruit/vegetables水果；蔬菜
of sausage香腸
on liquids液體
outside layer外殼
in a computer program計算機程序
Word Originlate Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn; related to Dutch schinden ‘flay, peel’ and German schinden.
Idioms
by the skin of your teeth
- (informal)
if you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just manage to do it 剛好；勉強 He escaped defeat by the skin of his teeth. 他僥幸逃脫了失敗。
get under somebody’s skin
have got somebody under your skin
- (informal)
to be extremely attracted to somebody 極其迷戀；被某人深深打動
it’s no skin off my, your, his, etc. nose
- (informal)
used to say that somebody is not upset or annoyed about something because it does not affect them in a bad way （指某人沒有受到不良影響）這不關某人的事，這跟某人沒關系
jump out of your skin
- (informal)
to move violently because of a sudden shock 大吃一驚；嚇一大跳 She nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw me. 她見到我時大吃一驚。
make your skin crawl
to make you feel afraid or full of horror 使人毛骨悚然；讓人起雞皮疙瘩 Just the sight of him makes my skin crawl. 一看到他，我就渾身起雞皮疙瘩。
save your (own) skin/hide/neck
(nothing but/all/only) skin and bone
- (informal)
extremely thin in a way that is not attractive or healthy 瘦得皮包骨；瘦骨嶙峋 The dog lost more and more weight, and was soon little more than skin and bone. 這只狗越來越瘦，很快就皮包骨了。 He's all skin and bone after his illness. 他病後瘦得皮包骨頭。
a thick skin
the ability to accept criticism, offensive remarks, etc. without becoming upset 厚臉皮；不計較面子
a thin skin
the lack of ability to accept criticism, offensive remarks, etc. without becoming upset 臉皮薄；顧及臉面 You shouldn’t be in politics if you have such a thin skin. 臉皮這麽薄就不該從政。