bone

英 [bəʊn]

美 [boʊn]

n.  骨头; 骨; 骨质; 有…样的骨头的
v.  挑掉…的鱼刺; 剔去…的骨头

复数：bones　现在分词：boning　过去式：boned　第三人称单数：bones　过去分词：boned　

高考CET4考研TEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1934 / COCA.1443

短语用例

bone up on sth

• 钻研学习；复习
  to try to learn about sth or to remind yourself of what you already know about it
  1. He survived the accident with no broken bones.
     他在事故中幸免于难，没有骨折。
  2. This fish has a lot of bones in it.
     这种鱼多刺。

习惯用语

n.

a bone of contention
• 争执所在
  a subject which causes disagreement and arguments between people
close to the bone
• 过于直率
  so honest or clearly expressed that it is likely to cause offence to some people
cut, pare, etc. sth to the bone
• 尽量削减（开支等）
  to reduce sth, such as costs, as much as you possibly can
have a bone to pick with sb
• 对某人生气，想与之解决；有理由反对（或恼恨）某人
  to be angry with sb about sth and want to discuss it with them
make no bones about (doing) sth
• 开诚布公；毫不犹豫
  to be honest and open about sth; to not hesitate to do sth
• She made no bones about telling him exactly what she thought of him.
  她毫无保留地把对他的看法照直告诉了他。
not have a … bone in your body
• 毫无…的素质
  to have none of the quality mentioned
• She was honest and hard-working, and didn't have an unkind bone in her body.
  她诚实勤劳，身上没有一点儿不好的气质。
throw sb a bone
• 施以小惠（以示助人，却不满足主要的要求）；丢给某人一块骨头
  to give sb a small part of what they want as a way of showing that you want to help them, without offering them the main thing they want
to the bone
• 影响极强地；深刻地
  affecting you very strongly
• His threats chilled her to the bone.
  他的威胁使她不寒而栗。
a bag of bones
• 瘦骨嶙峋的人（或动物）；皮包骨
  a very thin person or animal
the bare bones (of sth)
• 梗概；概要
  the basic facts
• the bare bones of the story
  故事梗概
feel (it) in your bones (that…)
• 心中感到；本能预感到；直觉确信
  to be certain about sth even though you do not have any direct proof and cannot explain why you are certain
• I know I'm going to fail this exam─I can feel it in my bones.
  我知道这次考试我过不了关——我有这种直觉。
work your fingers to the bone
• 拼命干活
  to work very hard
put flesh on (the bones of) sth
• 充实；加细节于
  to develop a basic idea, etc. by giving more details to make it more complete
• The strength of the book is that it puts flesh on the bare bones of this argument.
  本书的优点是对这个论点的基本事实有翔实的论述。
(nothing but/all/only) skin and bone
• 瘦得皮包骨；瘦骨嶙峋
  extremely thin in a way that is not attractive or healthy

牛津词典

noun

• 骨头；骨
  any of the hard parts that form the skeleton of the body of a human or an animal
  1. He survived the accident with no broken bones.
     他在事故中幸免于难，没有骨折。
  2. This fish has a lot of bones in it.
     这种鱼多刺。
• 骨质
  the hard substance that bones are made of
  1. knives with bone handles
     有骨质手把的刀子
• 有…样的骨头的
  having bones of the type mentioned
  1. fine-boned
     骨质细密的

verb

• 挑掉…的鱼刺；剔去…的骨头
  to take the bones out of fish or meat

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 骨；骨头
  Yourbonesare the hard parts inside your body which together form your skeleton.
  1. Many passengers suffered broken bones...
     许多乘客骨折。
  2. Stephen fractured a thigh bone...
     斯蒂芬断了一根股骨。
  3. The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat...
     人体主要是由骨骼、肌肉和脂肪构成。
  4. She scooped the chicken bones back into the stewpot.
     她拿勺捞起鸡骨头放回了炖锅里。
• VERB 剔除（肉类或鱼）的骨头
  If youbonea piece of meat or fish, you remove the bones from it before cooking it.
  1. Make sure that you do not pierce the skin when boning the chicken thighs...
     剔鸡腿骨时切勿戳破外面的皮。
  2. The boned fish is so easy to serve.
     剔了刺的鱼很容易烹制。
• ADJ （工具或装饰品）骨制的
  Abonetool or ornament is made of bone.
  1. ...a small, expensive pocketknife with a bone handle.
     昂贵的骨柄小折刀
• See also:marrow boneT-bone steak
• PHRASE 基本部分；梗概
  Thebare bones ofsomething are its most basic parts or details.
  1. There are not even the bare bones of a garden here — I've got nothing.
     这儿连个花园的影子都没有——我什么也没看到。
• 太过直白；过于直率；露骨
  If something is tooclose to the bone, it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is very close to the truth or to the real nature of something.
• PHRASE 从内心；凭直觉
  If you say that you feel or know somethingin your bones, you are indicating that you are certain about it, although you cannot explain why.
  1. I've got a feeling in my bones that things are not quite right.
     直觉告诉我情况不太对头。
• PHRASE 开诚布公；直言不讳
  If youmake no bones aboutsomething, you talk openly about it, rather than trying to keep it a secret.
  1. Some of them make no bones about their political views.
     他们中的一些人坦率地表达了自己的政治观点。
• PHRASE 毫不犹豫；毫不迟疑；二话不说
  If youmake no bones aboutdoing something that is unpleasant or difficult or that might upset someone else, you do it without hesitating.
  1. Stafford-Clark made no bones about reapplying for the job when Daldry was standing for it.
     当戴德利对他表示支持时，斯塔福德-克拉克毫不迟疑地再次申请了这份工作。
• PHRASE 瘦得皮包骨头；瘦骨嶙峋
  You can say someone is justskin and bonewhen you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.
  1. He was nothing but skin and bones.
     他瘦得只剩皮包骨头了。
• PHRASE （削减）达到最低限度，到最小化
  If something such as costs are cutto the bone, they are reduced to the minimum possible.
  1. It has survived by cutting its costs to the bone...
     它通过最大限度地降低运营成本生存了下来。
  2. Profit margins have been slashed to the bone in an attempt to keep turnover moving.
     为了维持资金周转，利润率已被降为最低。
• PHRASE （影响）深刻地，彻骨地
  You useto the boneto indicate that you are very deeply affected by something. For example, if you feel chilledto the bone, your whole body feels extremely cold, often because you have had a shock.
  1. What I saw chilled me to the bone.
     我看到的景象令我不寒而栗。

英英释义

noun

• a shade of white the color of bleached bones
  Synonym:ivorypearloff-white
• rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  Synonym:os
• the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
  Synonym:osseous tissue

verb

• remove the bones from
  1. bone the turkey before roasting it
  Synonym:debone
• study intensively, as before an exam
  1. I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam
  Synonym:cramgrind awaydrumbone upswotget upmug upswot up

adj

• consisting of or made up of bone
  1. a bony substance
  2. the bony framework of the body

双语例句

• The thorn of bone may dislodge from his throat without surgery.
  也许不用动手术就能去除他喉咙卡着的那块骨刺。
• I'm frozen to the bone out here.
  我在这里快冻死了。
• What I saw chilled me to the bone.
  我看到的景象令我不寒而栗。
• Dogs like to gnaw on a bone.
  狗爱啃骨头。
• Many passengers suffered broken bones
  许多乘客骨折。
• Bone china is strong and durable.
  骨灰瓷坚固耐用。
• Our bone marrow contains fat in the form of small globules.
  我们的骨髓中含有小球状的脂肪。
• The dogs were fighting over a bone.
  那些狗为了一块骨头而争斗。
• He measured the speed at which ultrasonic waves travel along the bone.
  他测出了超声波穿过骨头的速度。
• In many bone transplants, bone can be taken from other parts of the patient's body
  在许多骨移植手术中，可以从病人身体的其他部位取骨。