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bone/bəʊn/ n. & v.●n. 1 any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates 骨，骨头 2 (in pl. 用复数)a the skeleton, esp. as remains after death 骨骼，(尤指死后保存下来的)尸骸 b the body, esp. as a seat of intuitive feeling (尤指作为直觉之所在的)身体，内心 felt it in my bones 我深深地感觉到它 3a the calcified material of which bones consist 骨质，骨质物 b a similar substance such as ivory, dentine, or whalebone 骨状物(如象牙、齿质、鲸须) 4 a thing made of bone 骨制品 5 (in pl. 用复数) the essential part of a thing 基本要点，本质部分 the bare bones 基本要点，梗概 6 (in pl. 用复数)a dice 骰子 b castanets (打拍子用的)响板 7 a strip of stiffening in a corset etc. (支撑妇女紧身胸衣等的)鲸骨 ●v. 1 tr. take out the bones from (meat or fish) 剔去(肉或鱼)的骨 2 tr. stiffen (a garment) with bone etc. 用鲸骨(或钢架等)撑起(妇女上衣) 3 tr. Brit. slang steal [英] [俚语]偷 □ bone up (often foll. by 常后跟 on) colloq. study (a subject) intensively [口]苦苦钻研(某学科) □ close to (or near) the bone 1a tactless to the point of offensiveness 不策略的，不圆通的 b near the limit of decency 近乎下流的 2 destitute; hard up 缺乏的，贫困的；手头儿紧 □ have a bone to pick (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) have a cause for dispute (with another person) 同(他人)有争端要解决 □ make no bones about 1 admit or allow without fuss 直言不讳 2 not hesitate or scruple 毫不犹豫(或迟疑) □ point the bone (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 at) Austral. [澳] 1 wish bad luck on 诅咒…倒霉 2 cast a spell on in order to kill 以凶符骨指向…咒其去死 □ to the bone 1 to the bare minimum 到极点 2 penetratingly 深入骨髓，到骨头 □ work one's fingers to the bone work very hard, esp. thanklessly 不住手地干(尤指徒劳) □ boneless adj.[Old English bɑˉn, from Germanic] |