skeleton

英 [ˈskelɪtn]

美 [ˈskelɪtn]

n.  骨骼; 骨架; 骨骼标本; 骨瘦如柴的人(或动物); (建筑物等的)骨架，框架

复数：skeletons　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.5954 / COCA.6474

习惯用语

n.

a skeleton in the cupboard
• 隐衷；不可外扬的家丑
  something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret

牛津词典

noun

• 骨骼；骨架；骨骼标本
  the structure of bones that supports the body of a person or an animal; a model of this structure
  1. The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.
     人的骨骼由206块骨头组成。
  2. a dinosaur skeleton
     恐龙骨架
• 骨瘦如柴的人（或动物）
  a very thin person or animal
• （建筑物等的）骨架，框架
  the main structure that supports a building, etc.
  1. Only the concrete skeleton of the factory remained.
     厂房只剩下混凝土骨架了。
• 梗概；提纲；提要；轮廓
  the basic outline of a plan, piece of writing, etc. to which more details can be added later
  1. 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。
• （维持运转所需的）最少人员，基干人员
  the smallest number of people, etc. that you need to do sth
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 骨骼;骸骨
  Yourskeletonis the framework of bones in your body.
  1. ...a human skeleton.
     人体骨骼
• ADJ (员工)最基本的，基干的
  Askeletonstaff is the smallest number of staff necessary in order to run an organization or service.
  1. Only a skeleton staff remains to show anyone interested around the site.
     只有一小部分必需的工作人员留在那里，带有兴趣的人参观遗址。
• N-COUNT 轮廓;框架;构架;梗概
  Theskeletonof something such as a building or a plan is its basic framework.
  1. Only skeletons of buildings remained.
     只剩下了建筑物的框架。
  2. ...a skeleton of policy guidelines.
     政策纲领的概要
• PHRASE 家丑;不可告人的丑事
  If you say that someone hasa skeleton in the closet, or in British Englisha skeleton in the cupboard, you mean that they are keeping secret a bad or embarrassing fact about themselves.
  1. Mr Worthing is this election's Mr Nice Guy, without any skeletons in his cupboard.
     沃辛先生是此次选举中的正派先生，本身没有任何见不得人的丑事。

英英释义

noun

• the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
  1. the building has a steel skeleton
  Synonym:skeletal frameframeunderframe
• the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
  Synonym:skeletal systemframesystema skeletale
• a scandal that is kept secret
  1. there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet
  Synonym:skeleton in the closetskeleton in the cupboard
• something reduced to its minimal form
  1. the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self
  2. the bare skeleton of a novel

双语例句

• This will create a skeleton service implementation that you can complete with business logic.
  这将创建一个服务实现框架，您可以用业务逻辑来完成。
• This is an attempt to put flesh on what has been a very bare skeleton plan up to now.
  这是一次试图使至今还只是框架的计划充实起来的尝试。
• A complete comparison on skeleton of Andean condor and cinereous vulture was carried out.
  对康多兀鹫和秃鹫骨骼进行了系统地比较。
• This generates the basic application skeleton, with controllers and other apps.
  这个命令产生了基本的应用程序骨架，包含了控制器以及其他的应用。
• All insects have six legs and an external skeleton.
  所有的昆虫都有六条腿和一个外骨骼。
• In a short amount of time you have set up a skeleton application that implements authorization.
  在很短的时间里，您就已经建立了一个能实现授权的骨架应用程序。
• At this point you will have a skeleton OVF envelope opened within the new editor.
  此时，您将在新编辑器中打开一个框架OVF信封。
• The class provides a basic skeleton of all the methods defined in the service interface.
  此类为在服务接口中定义的所有方法提供了一个基本框架。
• He starts with the modeling process, then creates a bone skeleton and finally animates a simple walkcycle.
  他开头的建模过程，然后创建骨骨架和最后一个简单的walkcycle动画。
• How come he's become such a walking skeleton in a few days'time?
  几天不见，他怎么成了个瘦猴儿？