skeleton

['skelitn]

n.骨架, 纲要, 骨骼, 骨瘦如柴的人或动物, 家丑
adj.骨骼的

例句与用法：

Death is often shown in pictures as a human skeleton.

死神常被画成骷髅。

He is reduced almost to a skeleton.

他瘦得几乎变成了一个骨头架子。

People cheered when the 57,000-ton steel skeleton was topped out in 33 weeks-12 days ahead of schedule.

当这座建筑物的57,000吨重的钢骨在33周内——比原计划提前12天——完成时，人们欢欣鼓舞。

I've written the skeleton of my report, but I have to fill in the details.

我已写出报告的梗概，但我必须补充细节。

详细释义：

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。

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。