skin

skin, leather, fur, hide, peel

这些名词均含“皮，皮肤”之意。
skin: 最常用词，指人的皮肤或动物的皮，也可指水果、植物和种子等的外皮。
leather: 通常指经过加工的熟皮，可用于制作各种皮革制品。
fur: 现多指猫、兔等动物软毛皮，也指其它动物的毛皮。
hide: 多指大型动物的厚皮，也指没有鞣的牛、马等皮革。
peel: 指剩下的或可以剥去的果皮或蔬菜皮。

名词 skin:

1. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
   同义词：tegument, cutis
2. the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)
   同义词：rind, peel
3. an outer surface (usually thin)
4. body covering of a living animal
   同义词：hide, pelt
5. a person's skin regarded as their life
6. the rind of a fruit or vegetable
   同义词：peel
7. a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal

动词 skin:

1. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
   同义词：clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, struggle, sputter
2. bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
   同义词：scrape
3. remove the bark of a tree
   同义词：bark
4. strip the skin off
   同义词：peel, pare

1. I nearly jumped out of my skin when a hand grabbed me in the dark.
   黑暗中有一只手把我抓住，可真把我吓了一大跳。
2. It's no skin off my nose if I lose this job, I can always get another one.
   我失掉这份工作也没有关系，我随时都能再找到工作。
3. He had brown skin.
   他的皮肤是棕色的
4. He skinned his knee when he fell.
   他摔跤时把膝盖擦破了。