Skeleton
[ 'skɛlɪtn ]
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n. （建筑物等的）骨架;骨骼;梗概;骨瘦如柴的人（或动物）;
adj. 骨骼的;骨瘦如柴的;概略的;基本的;
💡 词根助记
skele骨骼+ton名词后缀 → 骨骼,骨架
📝 例句
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。
The individual grains are much more rigid than the grain skeleton.
颗粒本身远比颗粒格架坚硬。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※谐音“撕钙了疼”:骨骼要是思念钙了(缺钙)一定会疼
※ s-似数字“5”,ke-拼音“客,le-拼音“乐”,ton-吨:5位顾客乐意合购吨重的骷髅
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
skeleton
n
1
(a) framework of bones supporting an animal or a human body （动物或人的）骨骼, 骨架
The child was reduced to a skeleton, ie very thin because of hunger, illness, etc. 这孩子骨瘦如 柴.
(b) such a framework, or a model of it, fixed in the position it has in the body, used esp for the purposes of study 骨架或骨架模型（尤用於科研）
ape skeletons inthe museum 博物馆里的猿的骨架.
2
(a) any supportingstructure or framework, eg of a building 框架结构, 骨架结构（如建筑物的）
The block is still just a skeleton of girders. 这片建筑还只是仅有主梁的骨架.
(b) outline to which details are to be added 纲要; 提要
Her notes give 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.
3 [attrib 作定语]
having the smallest possible number of people, vehicles, etc needed to run an operation （进行一项作业所需的）最起码数量的人员、 车辆等
a skeleton crew, staff, etc 最低数量的船员、 职员等
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.
4 (idm 习语) a skeleton in the `cupboard secret which would embarrass sb if it became known （若揭露出来可能使某人难堪的）秘密
bribery of officials and other skeletons in the government's cupboard 政府中的官员受贿以及其他丑事.
🎯 考研助记
撕开里疼（谐音） 骨骼撕开里面一定很疼
🔁 扩展释义
*['skelәtn]n. 骨骼, 骨瘦如柴的人, 梗概, 骨干, 残骸a. 骨骼的, 概略的, 基层的, 骨干的【计】 骨架【医】 骨胳相关词组: be reduced to a skeleton
🏥 医学释义
①骨胳 ②轮廓，计划
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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If we buy the smaller one, the IBM PC386, we might have to change it in a few years' time for a bigger one.
如果我们买一台较小的IBM386的话，过几年可能就得换一台较大的机子。
OK. I've got a better idea. Why don't we do it together?
好，我有了一个更好的主意。为什么我们不一起干呢？
Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.
我和比尔借了一笔钱，买下了那条项链。在后来的10年时间里，我们两人为了偿还这笔借款不分昼夜地干活。这就是为什么我现在看起来这样老的原因。好了，过了这些年之后，我们终于还清了全部借款。