| [/bəun; bon/] n 用法:
1 [C] any of the hard parts that form the skeleton of an animal's body 骨骼; 骨头:
This fish has a lot of bones in it. 这种鱼有很多刺. *
I've broken a bone in my arm. 我的臂部骨折了. *
Her bones were laid to rest, ie Her body was buried. 她的尸骨已下葬. 用法:
2 [U] hard substance of which bones are made 骨质:
Buttons are sometimes made of bone. 钮扣有时是用骨头做的. 用法:
3 [C] thin strip of metal or plastic used to stiffen a brassiere, shirt collar, etc （使乳罩、衬衣领等坚挺的）金属或塑料薄条. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) a bag of bones => bag1. the bare bones => bare1. a bone of con`tention subject about which there is disagreement 有争执的问题:
The border has always been a bone of contention between these two countries. 这两国之间的边界问题历来是争议的焦点. chill sb to the bone/marrow => chill. close to/near the `bone (infml) (a) (of a remark, question, etc) unkindly or tactlessly revealing the truth about sb/sth （指言语、问题等）不客气或不圆滑地揭露关於某人[某事物]的真相:
Some of his comments about her appearance were a bit close to the bone. 他对她外貌的一些评论有点太露骨了.
(b) (of a joke, story, etc) almost indecent; likely to offend some people （指玩笑、故事等）近乎猥亵的, 有可能冒犯某些人的:
Some scenes in the play are rather near the bone. 这个剧里有些情节相当猥亵. cut, pare, etc sth to the `bone reduce sth considerably or drastically 大幅度地减少某事物:
Train services have been cut to the bone. 列车车次已大幅度减少. *
Our budget has been pared to the bone. 我们的预算已削减到最低限度. dry as a bone => dry1. feel in one's bones => feel1. have a `bone to pick with sb have sth to argue or quarrel about with sb 就某事跟某人辩论或争吵:
I've got a bone to pick with you. Where's the money I lent you last week? 我得跟你讲讲理, 上星期我借给你的钱到哪里去了? make no bones about (doing) sth be frank about sth; admit sth readily; do not hesitate to do sth 对某事物坦率; 易於接受某事物; 对做某事物不犹豫:
He made no bones about his extreme left-wing views. 他毫不隐讳自己极左的观点. *
She made no bones about telling bone 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn] take bones out of (sth) 剔去（某物）的骨头:
bone a fish, a chicken, a piece of beef, etc 剔去鱼刺、鸡骨、一块牛肉的骨头等. 用法:
2 (phr v) bone up on (sth) (infml) study hard (usu for a specific purpose) 刻苦学习（通常指为某目的）:
I must bone up on my French before we go to Paris. 在我们去巴黎之前, 我必须刻苦学习法语. -boned (forming compound adjs 用以构成复合形容词) having the type of bones specified 具有某种骨骼类型的:
small-boned *
large-boned. |