skeleton
noun /ˈskelɪtn/
/ˈskelɪtn/
Idioms - enlarge image[countable] the structure of bones that supports the body of a person or an animal; a model of this structure
骨骼；骨架；骨骼标本 - The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.
人的骨骼由 206 块骨头组成。 - a dinosaur skeleton
恐龙骨架 - Researchers have found a partial skeleton of an undiscovered species.
研究人员发现了一个未被发现的物种的部分骨骼。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dinosaur
- fish
- human
- …
- form
- discover
- find
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- belong
- The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.
- [countable] (informal) a very thin person or animal
骨瘦如柴的人（或动物） - The disease has reduced her to a skeleton.
疾病使她瘦成了一具骷髅。
- The disease has reduced her to a skeleton.
- [countable, usually singular] the main structure that supports a building, etc.
（建筑物等的）骨架，框架 - Only the concrete skeleton of the factory remained.
厂房只剩下混凝土骨架了。
- Only the concrete skeleton of the factory remained.
- [countable, usually singular] the basic outline of a plan, piece of writing, etc. to which more details can be added later
梗概；提纲；提要；轮廓 - Examples were used to flesh out the skeleton of the argument.
通过例证使干巴巴的论点充实起来。
- Examples were used to flesh out the skeleton of the argument.
- [singular] skeleton staff, crew, etc. the smallest number of people, etc. that you need to do something
（维持运转所需的）最少人员，基干人员 - There will only be a skeleton staff on duty over the holiday.
假期将只留必需的少数职员值班。 - We managed to operate a skeleton bus service during the strike.
罢工期间，我们设法保持最起码的公共汽车营运。
- There will only be a skeleton staff on duty over the holiday.
- [countable] (sport
体育 （一种单人比赛用的）俯式冰橇，骨架雪车 - It’s just like the skeletons they use in the Olympics.
就像他们在奥运会上用的骨架一样。 - The skeleton slider broke his back in the race.
骷髅滑手在比赛中摔断了背。
- It’s just like the skeletons they use in the Olympics.
- [uncountable] the sport or event of racing down a special track of ice on a skeleton (6)
俯式冰橇运动 - Canada won gold and silver in the skeleton.
加拿大选手在俯式冰橇项目中包揽金银牌。 - Skeleton returned to the Winter Olympics in 2002.
骷髅重返2002年冬奥会。 - skeleton events at the Winter Olympics
冬季奥运会的基本项目
- Canada won gold and silver in the skeleton.
词源late 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, neuter of skeletos ‘dried up’, from skellein ‘dry up’.
Idioms
a skeleton in the cupboard (British English)
(also a skeleton in the closet North American English, British English)
- (informal) something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret
隐衷；不可外扬的家丑