bone
noun
verb
bəʊn
noun
1
one
of
the
hard
parts
that
together
form
the
frame
of
a
human,
animal,
or
fish
body
骨头，骨
C
The
X-ray
showed
that
the
bone
was
broken
in
two
places.
X 光检查显示有两处骨折。
hip/leg/cheek
etc
bone
(the
bone
in
your
hip
etc)
髋骨/腿骨/颧骨等
He
broke
his
collar
bone.
他锁骨骨折。
big-boned/fine-boned/small-boned
etc
(with
big
etc
bones)
骨架大的/骨架纤细的/骨架小的等
She
was
tall
and
big-boned.
她个子高，骨架很大。
Amelia
had
inherited
her
mother’s
good
bone
structure
.
阿梅莉亚遗传了母亲的好脸形。
2
a
substance
made
of
bones
骨头做的东西，骨质物
U
the
bone
handle
of
his
dagger
他短剑上的骨质手柄
3
the bare bones
the
simplest
and
most
important
details
of
something
最基本的内容，梗概
I
can’t
tell
you
more
than
the
bare
bones
of
what
happened.
我只能把发生的事情说个大概给你听。
4
make no bones about (doing) sth
to
not
feel
nervous
or
ashamed
about
doing
or
saying
something
对（做）某事毫无顾忌，对（做）某事毫不踌躇
Mary
made
no
bones
about
enjoying
a
drink.
玛丽大大方方地喝了一杯。
5
bone of contention
something
that
causes
arguments
between
people
争执的原因
The
examination
system
has
long
been
a
serious
bone
of
contention
in
this
country.
考试制度长期以来都是这个国家争议很大的话题。
6
be chilled/frozen to the bone
to
be
extremely
cold
寒冷刺骨
7
skin and bone
very
thin
瘦得皮包骨的
She
was
all
skin
and
bone.
她瘦得皮包骨。
8
a bag of bones
someone
who
is
much
too
thin
骨瘦如柴的人，骨头架子
9
feel/know sth in your bones
to
be
certain
that
something
is
true,
even
though
you
have
no
proof
and
cannot
explain
why
you
are
certain
从内心里感受到某事，确信某事为真，预感到会有某事
She
knew
that
something
good
was
sure
to
happen;
she
could
feel
it
in
her
bones.
她觉得肯定有好事要发生了，她有这样的预感。
10
have a bone to pick with sb
10.
used
to
tell
someone
that
you
are
annoyed
with
them
and
want
to
talk
about
it
[口] 对某人不满，对某人有抱怨
spoken
11
close to the bone
11.
a
remark,
statement
etc
that
is
close
to
the
bone
is
close
to
the
truth
in
a
way
that
may
offend
someone
〔言论等〕过于直率的，露骨的
His
jokes
were
a
bit
close
to
the
bone.
他的玩笑有点露骨。
12
cut sth to the bone
12.
to
reduce
costs,
services
etc
as
much
as
possible
把〔成本、服务等〕削减到最低程度
Shops
cut
prices
to
the
bone
in
the
January
sales.
1 月份大减价的时候，各个商店都把价格降到了最低。
13
on the bone
13.
meat
that
is
served
on
the
bone
is
still
joined
to
the
bone
〔肉〕带骨的
a
boiled
ham
on
the
bone
煮熟的带骨火腿
14
off the bone
14.
meat
that
is
served
off
the
bone
has
been
cut
away
from
the
bone
〔肉〕脱骨的，去骨的
roasted
duck,
off
the
bone
去骨烤鸭
verb
15
to
remove
the
bones
from
fish
or
meat
剔掉…的骨头，去掉…的骨
boned
breast
and
thigh
meat
去骨的胸脯肉和大腿肉
16
to
learn
as
much
as
you
can
about
a
subject,
because
you
need
the
knowledge,
for
example
for
an
examination
〔为考试等〕钻研，苦读
I
have
to
bone
up
on
criminal
law
for
a
test
next
week.
我得苦读刑法来应付下个星期的考试。