1
- mass noun a material made from the skin of an animal by tanning or a similar process皮革：
as modifier a leather jacket.皮夹克。
1.1
- Brit., dated material of this type when used to make a cricket ball or football〈英, 旧〉制板球（或足球）用皮革：
the sound of leather on willow
球皮碰到柳木板球棒的声音。
2
- a thing made of leather, in particular皮制品, 尤指：
2.1
- a piece of leather as a polishing cloth用来擦亮东西的皮革。
2.2
- short for STIRRUP LEATHER.STIRRUP LEATHER的简称。
2.3
leathers
leather clothes, especially those worn by a motorcyclist（尤指摩托车手的）皮衣。
with obj.
1
- usu. as adj. leathered cover with leather用皮革覆盖：
his leathered foot.
他包着皮革的脚。
2
- beat or thrash (someone)抽打：
he caught me and leathered me black and blue
他抓住了我, 把我抽打得遍体鳞伤
as noun leathering go, before you get a leathering.走开, 要不我就揍你。
词源
Old English lether, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leer and German Leder, from an Indo-European root shared by Irish leathar and Welsh lledr.