1. by the skin of one's teeth : 勉强地, 正好地;
2. save one's skin : 保全自己;
3. jump out of one's skin : 大吃一惊;
4. get under sb.'s skin : 惹怒某人;
5. change one's skin : 改变本性;
6. in a bad skin : 心情不好;
7. in one's skin : 赤身裸体地;
8. in a whole skin : 安然无恙;
9. wet to the skin : 全身湿透的;
10. escape by the skin of one's teeth : 幸免于难;
11. under the skin : 在内心;
12. skin alive : 活剥皮, 严斥;
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Skin somebody alive-(活剥某人的皮)
1. 皮肤;皮
Your skin is the natural covering of your body.
2. 兽皮;皮毛
An animal skin is skin which has been removed from a dead animal. Skins are used to make things such as coats and rugs.
3. 果皮;(蔬菜的)表皮
The skin of a fruit or vegetable is its outer layer or covering.
4. (液体表面凝结的)薄皮,薄层
If a skin forms on the surface of a liquid, a thin, fairly solid layer forms on it.
5. 剥去(死动物)的皮;将…去皮
If you skin a dead animal, you remove its skin.
6. see also: -skinned;banana skin
7. 吓得魂飞魄散;大吃一惊
If something makes you jump out of your skin, it surprises or shocks you very much.
8. 保命;保全自己;设法摆脱困境
If you try to save your own skin or save your skin, you try to save yourself from something dangerous or unpleasant.
9. 侥幸;好不容易才;险些儿没有
If you do something by the skin of your teeth, you just manage to do it.
10. 脸皮厚;不计较面子
If you say that someone has a thick skin, you mean that they are able to listen to criticism about themselves without becoming offended.
11. to make your skin crawl - see crawl
1. body covering of a living animal
2. an outer surface (usually thin)
e.g. the skin of an airplane
3. a bag serving as a container for liquids
it is made from the hide of an animal
4. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
e.g. your skin is the largest organ of your body
5. the rind of a fruit or vegetable
Synonym: peel
6. a person's skin regarded as their life
e.g. he tried to save his skin