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源自动词skin(剥皮)的过去分词形式,古英语scinn指动物皮毛,与古诺尔斯语skinn同源。
❶ 指人或动物被剥去皮肤的状态,也可形容物体表面被去除外层。在比喻中可表示被彻底击败或剥夺。
“The hunter skinned the rabbit carefully.”
(猎人小心地剥去了兔子的皮。)
“Her knees were skinned after she fell off the bike.”
(她从自行车上摔下来后膝盖擦破了皮。)
thin-skinned — 形容人敏感易怒,对批评或玩笑容易生气,字面意思是皮肤薄容易受伤。
“Don't joke about his work—he's very thin-skinned about it.”
(别拿他的工作开玩笑,他对这方面特别敏感。)
thick-skinned — 指人不易受外界批评影响,能够承受压力或侮辱,比喻像厚皮动物一样坚韧。
“As a public figure, you need to be thick-skinned about negative comments.”
(作为公众人物,你需要对负面评论保持钝感。)