leathery

英 [ˈleðəri] 美 [ˈleðəri]

adj.  坚韧粗糙的; 似皮革的

BNC.22997 / COCA.18997



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 坚韧粗糙的;似皮革的
    that looks or feels hard and tough like leather
    1. leathery skin
      粗糙的皮肤

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 粗糙的;粗涩的;似皮革的
    If the texture of something, for example someone's skin, is leathery, it is tough and hard, like leather.
    1. 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。

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Skin itself can look rough and leathery or loose and slack& all thanks to the sun.
    皮肤本身会显得粗糙,象皮革一样坚韧,或是松驰下垂&这都是因为阳光。
  4. Globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh.
    球形或卵形的热带水果,粗厚黄褐色坚韧的果皮,黄色或淡红色多汁的果肉。
  5. Slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green.
    带细微毛的多年生草本植物,具有深绿色的、似皮革的叶子和最后成为紫绿色的花。
  6. Leaf blade thinly leathery; fruit with coarse pubescence.
    叶片薄革质;果具粗糙的短柔毛。
  7. 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。
  8. Genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods.
    长有羽状叶子和玫瑰紫的花并结出坚韧的豆荚的南非的乔木的属。
  9. Round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes.
    圆的一英寸大小的加勒比海水果,绿色坚韧果皮,甜的多汁半透明果肉;吃起来像葡萄。
  10. 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。
  11. Low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.
    北美东部的长得很低的常绿灌木,有坚韧的叶子和芳香的粉色或白色的花丛。
  12. Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis.
    有能够吮吸的嘴、变厚的前翅和类似皮革的腹底的昆虫;通常表现为不完全的蜕变。
  13. Large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples.
    果皮坚韧、果肉柔软的热带大水果;与番荔枝相近。
  14. Woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals.
    美国南部木藤植物,蓝紫色花上有似皮革的反曲的萼片。
  15. Evergreen oak of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark.
    太平洋沿岸的一种常绿栎树的一种,叶大,皮质;生产鞣料树皮。
  16. Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood.
    胡桐属的几种东印度树的任意一种,叶片发光,似皮革,木质轻而坚硬。
  17. Small swift bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions.
    敏捷的小蝙蝠,耳朵似皮革,尾巴长;温暖地区常见。
  18. Voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites.
    贪吃的水栖龟,其平展而柔软的壳外还有一层坚韧的表皮;被其咬伤的伤口会很疼。
  19. Large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales.
    产于澳大利亚和南非灌木和乔木的大科带有坚韧的叶片和丛生的分为四部分的花;组成了山龙眼属。
  20. 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。
  21. Scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals.
    美国东南部攀援半灌木植物,紫红色钟状的大花上有似皮革反曲的萼片。
  22. 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。
  23. 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。
  24. Narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine.
    温暖水域中窄而平的鱼,有似革的皮肤和锉刀状的长背脊骨。
  25. Large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds.
    巨大的褐色海草,有凹槽的坚韧的植物体。
  26. North temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers.
    北温带沼泽灌木,有常绿的坚韧的叶子和小的白色的圆柱形的花。
  27. There was a shifting under me, followed by the leathery smell of my dad's sheriff jacket.
    我被传到了另一个人怀里,闻到了爸爸治安长官夹克的皮革味道。
  28. Any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts.
    各种有坚韧的前翅、膜状的后翅和善于咀嚼的嘴巴的昆虫。
  29. Prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania.
    匍匐或缠绕木质藤蔓植物,有似皮革的小叶子和红色伞状花序;澳大利亚和塔斯马尼亚岛。
  30. Vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers.
    南美洲旺盛的常青攀援植物,有带光泽的皮革似的叶子和金黄色的花。

英英释义

adj

  1. resembling or made to resemble leather

      Synonym:    coriaceousleatheredleatherlike