[mass noun]the tough outer layer of something, in particular 外皮,尤指 ■the tough outer skin of certain fruit, especially citrus fruit (尤指柑橘属果实的)果皮 ■the hard outer edge of cheese or bacon, usually removed before eating 干酪(或熏猪肉)外层硬皮 ■the bark of a tree or plant 树皮;植物外皮 ■the hard outer layer of a rhizomorph or other part of a fungus 根状菌索(或真菌其他部分)外层硬皮 ■the skin or blubber of a whale 鲸皮;鲸脂
verb
[with obj.]strip the bark from (a tree) 剥去(树)皮
派生 rinded adjective
[in combination]yellow-rinded lemons. 黄皮柠檬。
rindless adjective 语源
Old English rind(e) 'bark of a tree'; related to Dutch run and German Rinde, of unknown origin