bone
noun [ C or U ] uk/bəʊn/ us/boʊn/
B1 骨，骨头
any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up its frame
The child was so thin that you could see her bones. 这孩子瘦得可怜，都能看见她的骨头。
human/animal bones 人／动物的骨头
B1 肉骨;鱼刺
the bone in meat or fish
There's still a lot of meat left on the bone - shall I slice some off for you? 骨头上还有许多肉——要我替你切一些下来吗？
I don't like fish because I hate the bones. 我不喜欢吃鱼，因为我讨厌鱼刺。
- More examples
- A fish bone got stuck in my throat.
- He's broken a bone in his wrist.
- Doctors have replaced the top of his hip bone with a metal sphere.
- The soldiers discovered a pile of human skulls and bones.
- Doctors inserted a metal pin in his leg to hold the bones together.
Idioms
bone dryidiom 干透的
completely dry
bone idleidiom UK 懒极了
extremely lazy
He never does any exercise - he's bone idle. 他从不锻炼身体——他懒极了。
a bone of contentionidiom 争辩的起因;争议点
something that two or more people argue about strongly over a long period of time
have a bone to pick with someoneidiom C2 对…有意见;向…抱怨
to want to talk to someone about something annoying they have done
I've got a bone to pick with you - you've been using my shaver again. 我有件事要和你说——你又在用我的剃须刀了。
make no bones about somethingidiom 就…直言不讳
not to try to hide your feelings
He made no bones about his dissatisfaction with the service. 他直言不讳地说他对服务不满意。
to the boneidiom 彻底地;极糟地
all the way through, or very badly
I was frozen/chilled to the bone after waiting so long for the bus. 等公共汽车等得太久了，我感到寒气刺骨。
bone
verb uk/bəʊn/ us/boʊn/
(SEX)
[ I or T ] offensive与…性交
to have sex with someone
(FOOD)
[ T ]剔去…的骨头
to take the bones out of something
The chef bones the fish before grilling it. 厨师烤鱼前剔除了鱼骨。
Phrasal verb
bone up 苦学，专心致志地学
to learn as much as you can about something for a special reason
She boned up on economics before applying for the job. 申请工作前她刻苦攻读了经济学。