"leathery" in Chinese (Traditional)
像皮革的硬韌的
Definition
如果某物是像皮革的，表示它摸起來或看起來像皮革，厚實、有彈性或有點硬。經常用來形容食物、皮膚或材料。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Leathery” 通常帶有負面含意，尤其形容食物（如“leathery meat”指肉太老太硬）。可指曬傷的皮膚、葉子或材料。強調堅韌或不舒服的質感，不是平滑的皮革。常用於“leathery skin”，“leathery texture”。
Examples
The steak was leathery and hard to chew.
這塊牛排很**像皮革的**，很難咬。
His skin became leathery after years in the sun.
他的皮膚曬了多年後變得很**像皮革**。
The old leaves feel leathery to the touch.
老葉子摸起來很**像皮革的**。
After hiking all day, my hands felt rough and leathery.
健行了一整天後，我的手變得又粗又**像皮革的**。
Don’t cook the chicken too long or it’ll turn leathery.
不要把雞肉煮太久，否則會變得很**像皮革一樣**。
Some mushrooms have a leathery cap that doesn’t break easily.
有些蘑菇的傘蓋很**像皮革的**，不容易斷。