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skeleton

noun
/ˈskelɪtn/
/ˈskelɪtn/
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  1. [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 Dictionaryadjective
    • dinosaur
    • fish
    • human
    • …
    verb + skeleton
    • form
    • discover
    • find
    • …
    skeleton + verb
    • belong
    See full entry
  2. [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。
  3. [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
  4. [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。
  5. [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。
  6. [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。
  7. [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
    8. Word Originlate 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, neuter of skeletos ‘dried up’, from skellein ‘dry up’.
Idioms
a skeleton in the cupboard (British English)
(also a skeleton in the closet North American English, British English)
  1. (informal) something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret隐衷；不可外扬的家丑

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