skeleton

['skelitn]

n.骨架, 纲要, 骨骼, 骨瘦如柴的人或动物, 家丑
adj.骨骼的

n.[C]

1. 骨骼; 骸骨

The ground floor of the museum is taken up by the skeleton of a dinosaur.

博物馆的底层为一具恐龙的骨骼占据了。

2. 【口】骨瘦如柴的人(或动物)

He was reduced to a skeleton.

他瘦得只剩一把骨头了。

3. (房屋等的)骨架; 残骸

He centers his constructions around reinforced concrete or steel skeletons.

他的建筑主要是以钢筋混凝土或钢为骨架的。

4. 概略, 大纲

She told me about the skeleton of her new novel.

她把自己一部新小说的梗概对我讲了一遍。

5. 最基本的部分

6. (不可外扬的)丑事

a.[Z][B]

1. 骨骼的; 骨瘦如柴的

2. 概略的

The director set out the plan in skeleton form.

主任提纲挈领地说明了这一计划。

3. 最基本的; 骨干的

Only a skeleton crew was needed while the ship was tied up in dock.

在船停泊在船坞期间只需要骨干船员。

词形变化

名词复数：skeletons

词义辨析

同义:

n.骨骼, 脊骨

bones  backbone  spine  body structure

n.构架, 横梁, 框架, 支撑物

framework  frame  structure  shape  beams  rafters  girders  shell  support

n.骨瘦如柴的人

bag of bones

n.轮廓, 草稿, 概要, 蓝图, 模型

outline  sketch  scenario  layout  design  blue-print  plan  draft  rough draft  cast  mold  

同义参见:

cage  

英英释义

名词 skeleton:

something reduced to its minimal form

a scandal that is kept secret

同义词：skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard

the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

同义词：skeletal system, frame, systema skeletale

the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

同义词：skeletal frame, frame, underframe

短语词组

a skeleton in the cupboard

1. 家丑

I wonder how many other skeletons they've got in their cupboard.

我纳闷他们到底还有些什么家丑。

补充

skeletonskeleton英:[ˈskelitn] 美:[ˈskɛlɪtn]n.1.骨骼; 骷髅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。2.骨干, 框架The block is still just a skeleton of girders.这片建筑还只是仅有主梁的骨架。3.梗概, 提要Her notes gave us just the bare skeleton of her theory.她的笔记只给我们提供了她的理论的梗概。

例句

1. a human skeleton人体骨骼 2. He builds his constructions around steel skeletons.他的建筑以钢结构为框架。 3. Only a skeleton staff remains to show anyone interested around the site.现场只有一小部分必需的工作人员留下, 带领利益相关者参观。 4. she was no more than a skeleton at the end.她最后瘦得只剩下骨头。 5. the chapel was stripped to a skeleton of its former self.这座小教堂剥落得只剩下原先的骨架。 6. the concrete skeleton of an unfinished building.一栋未竣工大楼的混凝土框架。 7. the skeleton of a report.报告的大纲。 8. there was only a skeleton staff on duty.只有一些基干人员在值班。 9. They found the fossil skeleton of a mastodon.他们发现了乳齿象的骨架化石。 10. He hung a plastic skeleton on the door for Halloween.万圣节时他在门上挂了个塑料骨骼模型。 11. She was a skeleton after her illness.她病后骨瘦如柴。 12. Only the charred skeleton of the house remained after the fire.火灾后只留下烧焦了的房屋框架。 13. We saw a skeleton of the report before it was published.报告出版前我们看到了提要。 14. a skeleton draft草案提纲 15. He asked if she had any skeletons in her closet that might affect her political campaign.他问她是否有会影响到她政治竞选的隐情。 16. a skeleton crew/staff基本员工