Word · Frequency #2976
leather
用皮带抽打；用皮条抽打
to whip or beat with a leather belt or strap
- 1.
To cover with leather.
用皮革覆盖
- 2.
To form a leathery surface (on).
形成皮革状表面
- 3.
whip with a leather strap
用皮带抽打
- 4.
To strike forcefully.
用力打击
- 5.
To spank or beat with a leather belt or strap.
用皮带或皮条打
用皮革覆盖；给……包上皮革；用力打；猛击；形成皮革状表面；用皮革覆盖；用皮带抽打
In use
The bookbinder leathered the spine to protect it.
The artisan is leathering the wooden case to give it a classic look.
She leathers each notebook cover in her studio.
Verb forms
base leather · third person leathers · -ing leathering · past leathered · past participle leathered
动词释义：给…蒙上皮革；用皮带抽打。规则变化。
Connections
Word family
- leathers
- plural, third person singular
- leathered
- past, past participle
- leathering
- present participle
Sound & spelling
ea · short e
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
Examples: abreast, ahead, arrowhead, bear, bearer, bearing, bedspread, blockhead
Learner notes
Grammar Note
规则动词（leathers / leathered / leathering）；常用搭配为 leather sb/sth 或 leather sb/sth with sth，表示用皮革覆盖或用皮鞭/皮带抽打。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.