skeleton

noun

/ˈskelɪtn/

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[countable] the structure of bones that supports the body of a person or an animal; a model of this structure骨骼；骨架；骨骼标本
- The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.人的骨骼由 206 块骨头组成。
- a dinosaur skeleton恐龙骨架
- Researchers have found a partial skeleton of an undiscovered species.研究人员发现了一个未被发现的物种的部分骨骼。
Topics Bodyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dinosaur
- fish
- human
- …
verb + skeleton
- form
- discover
- find
- …
skeleton + verb
- belong
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[countable] (informal) a very thin person or animal骨瘦如柴的人（或动物）
- The disease has reduced her to a skeleton.疾病使她瘦成了一具骷髅。
[countable, usually singular] the main structure that supports a building, etc.（建筑物等的）骨架，框架 synonym framework
- Only the concrete skeleton of the factory remained.厂房只剩下混凝土骨架了。
Topics Buildingsc2
[countable, usually singular] the basic outline of a plan, piece of writing, etc. to which more details can be added later梗概；提纲；提要；轮廓
- Examples were used to flesh out the skeleton of the argument.通过例证使干巴巴的论点充实起来。
[singular] skeleton staff, crew, etc. the smallest number of people, etc. that you need to do something（维持运转所需的）最少人员，基干人员
- There will only be a skeleton staff on duty over the holiday.假期将只留必需的少数职员值班。
- We managed to operate a skeleton bus service during the strike.罢工期间，我们设法保持最起码的公共汽车营运。
[countable] (sport体育) a type of sledge (= a vehicle for sliding over ice) for racing, used by one person lying on their front with their feet pointing backwards（一种单人比赛用的）俯式冰橇，骨架雪车
- It’s just like the skeletons they use in the Olympics.就像他们在奥运会上用的骨架一样。
- The skeleton slider broke his back in the race.骷髅滑手在比赛中摔断了背。
[uncountable] the sport or event of racing down a special track of ice on a skeleton (6)俯式冰橇运动
- Canada won gold and silver in the skeleton.加拿大选手在俯式冰橇项目中包揽金银牌。
- Skeleton returned to the Winter Olympics in 2002.骷髅重返2002年冬奥会。
- skeleton events at the Winter Olympics冬季奥运会的基本项目