skeletal
/ˈskelɪtəl/adjective
1- of, relating to, or functioning as a skeleton（与）骨骼（有关）的; 具有骨骼功能的：
the skeletal remains of aquatic organisms.
水生物骨骼遗骸。
1.1
- very thin; emaciated瘦骨嶙峋的; 憔悴的：
a small, skeletal boy clothed in rags.
一个衣衫破旧、骨瘦如柴的小男孩。
1.2
- existing only in outline or as a framework of something纲要的; 梗概的：
a skeletal plot for a novel
一部小说的梗概
the skeletal leaves of long-faded roses.
久已褪色的玫瑰花的枯萎花瓣。
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