leathery
英 ['leð(ə)rɪ]
美['lɛðəri]
- adj. 似皮革的，皮质的；坚韧如皮革的
中文词源
leathery 皮革的
来自leather,皮革。
英英释意
- 1. resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable
英文词源
- leathery (adj.)
- 1550s, from leather + -y (2). Related: Leatheriness.
考试真题
- Flamingos have evolved very leathery skin on their legs so they can tolerate the salt water, says David Harper, a professor at the University of Leicester.
2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
实用场景例句
- leathery skin
- 粗糙的皮肤
牛津词典
- His hair and beard are both untidy and his skin is quite leathery.
- 他须发蓬乱，皮肤也相当粗糙。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.
- 西印度灌木或小树,有坚韧的圆滑的叶子和特别硬的木头.
期刊摘选
- Leathery wings flapped as they took to the air in search of food.
- 它们拍打着结实的翅膀,盘旋着寻找着食物.
期刊摘选
- A leathery brown dwarf would show up guarding the entrance to the unconscious.
- 一个貌似皮革的深肤色小矮人会出现,监护这一潜意识之旅.
期刊摘选
- South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and sweet acid pithy flesh.
- 南非出产的球形水果,有褐色坚韧的果皮、酸甜木髓的果肉.
期刊摘选
- The surface appears dry and can look waxy white, leathery, brown, or charred.
- 表面感觉很干,看上去蜡白, 坚硬, 发褐, 呈焦炭色.
期刊摘选
- Besides having horns and claws, I now possess a tail and leathery wings.
- 好吧,现在除了犄角獠牙外, 我又添上了尾巴和翅膀.
期刊摘选
- The Wyvern is a large, scaly beast with leathery wings and a poison stinger.
- 双足飞龙是一种庞大 、 有鳞的野兽,还长着翅膀和一根毒刺.
期刊摘选
- Something that might have been the beat of leathery wings fluttered in the emptiness above.
- 在上方,传来了皮革似的翅膀的拍打声.
期刊摘选
- The corn snake embryos develop inside the protective , leathery shell.
- 粟米蛇的胚胎在坚韧的保护壳里发育.
电影对白
- Signs can include dark spots, wrinkles, droopy and leathery skin and broken blood vessels.
- 色斑 、 皱纹 、 皮肤下垂、橘子皮皮肤以及毛细血管破裂.
期刊摘选
- He wiped his lips with the back of a leathery hand.
- 用皮革似的手背擦擦嘴唇.
期刊摘选
- The shell, leathery to the touch, is green when unripe and full red when ripe.
- 荔枝壳摸上去像皮革似的, 没熟时为绿色,熟时为红色.
期刊摘选
- The nose displays leathery and animal tones.
- 酒香带有皮革及动物皮毛味.
期刊摘选
- East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit.
- 东印度树种,厚重的革质树叶,果实可食.
期刊摘选
- Leathery: The scent of old leather club chairs, most frequently associated with older red wines.
- 皮革(味)的: 俱乐部椅子的旧皮革味, 通常与较老的红葡萄酒联系在一起.
期刊摘选
- Of intense ruby red color, it has a aroma with floral, tobacco and leathery notes.
- 呈深宝石红色, 有浓郁鲜花 、 烟草及皮革芳香.
期刊摘选
- A small animal flutters past you on leathery wings, hunting for bugs.
- 一只小动物拍着皮革似的翅膀经过你, 追捕着虫子.
期刊摘选
- California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers.
- 加州常绿野生李属植物,多刺革质树叶,白色花冠.
期刊摘选
- She planted a kiss on each of his leathery cheeks.
- 她在他粗糙的面颊上左右各吻了一下。
柯林斯例句
- His hair and beard are both untidy and his skin is quite leathery.
- 他须发蓬乱，皮肤也相当粗糙。
柯林斯例句