skeleton
英 [ˈskelɪtn]
美 [ˈskelɪtn]
n. 骨骼; 骨架; 骨骼标本; 骨瘦如柴的人(或动物); (建筑物等的)骨架，框架
复数：skeletons
Collins.2 / BNC.5954 / COCA.6474
习惯用语
n.
- a skeleton in the cupboard
- 隐衷；不可外扬的家丑
something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret
牛津词典
noun
- 骨骼；骨架；骨骼标本
the structure of bones that supports the body of a person or an animal; a model of this structure- 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
- The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.
- 骨瘦如柴的人（或动物）
a very thin person or animal - （建筑物等的）骨架，框架
the main structure that supports a building, etc.- 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.
- 梗概；提纲；提要；轮廓
the basic outline of a plan, piece of writing, etc. to which more details can be added later- 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.
- （维持运转所需的）最少人员，基干人员
the smallest number of people, etc. that you need to do sth- 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.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 骨骼;骸骨
Yourskeletonis the framework of bones in your body.- ...a human skeleton.
人体骨骼
- ...a human skeleton.
- ADJ (员工)最基本的，基干的
Askeletonstaff is the smallest number of staff necessary in order to run an organization or service.- Only a skeleton staff remains to show anyone interested around the site.
只有一小部分必需的工作人员留在那里，带有兴趣的人参观遗址。
- Only a skeleton staff remains to show anyone interested around the site.
- N-COUNT 轮廓;框架;构架;梗概
Theskeletonof something such as a building or a plan is its basic framework.- Only skeletons of buildings remained.
只剩下了建筑物的框架。 - ...a skeleton of policy guidelines.
政策纲领的概要
- Only skeletons of buildings remained.
- PHRASE 家丑;不可告人的丑事
If you say that someone hasa skeleton in the closet, or in British Englisha skeleton in the cupboard, you mean that they are keeping secret a bad or embarrassing fact about themselves.- Mr Worthing is this election's Mr Nice Guy, without any skeletons in his cupboard.
沃辛先生是此次选举中的正派先生，本身没有任何见不得人的丑事。
- Mr Worthing is this election's Mr Nice Guy, without any skeletons in his cupboard.
英英释义
noun
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
- the building has a steel skeleton
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- a scandal that is kept secret
- there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet
- something reduced to its minimal form
- the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self
- the bare skeleton of a novel
双语例句
- A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on.
留下了20名骨干人员。 - The class provides a basic skeleton of all the methods defined in the service interface.
此类为在服务接口中定义的所有方法提供了一个基本框架。 - The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.
这男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。 - I want you, I become the skeleton decoration on the walls!
我要把你变成我墙壁上的骷髅装饰！ - I'm amazed you found a complete skeleton.
对你发现了整副骸骨我很惊讶。 - At this point you will have a skeleton OVF envelope opened within the new editor.
此时，您将在新编辑器中打开一个框架OVF信封。 - We only have a skeleton bus service on public holidays.
在公众假期，只有最少量的公共汽车营运。 - The stub and skeleton objects also take care of beginning and committing container-managed transactions.
存根和骨架对象还负责开始和提交容器管理的事务。 - This will create a skeleton service implementation that you can complete with business logic.
这将创建一个服务实现框架，您可以用业务逻辑来完成。 - How come he's become such a walking skeleton in a few days'time?
几天不见，他怎么成了个瘦猴儿？