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　

Collins.2 / BNC.5954 / COCA.6474

习惯用语

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

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。

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。

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

The stub and skeleton objects also take care of beginning and committing container-managed transactions.
存根和骨架对象还负责开始和提交容器管理的事务。
That's all! Let's analyze this skeleton program.
就这些，让我们分析这个程序框架。
This is a legitimate alien skull and skeleton.
这是一个正统的外星人颅骨以及骨骼。
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。
I'm amazed you found a complete skeleton.
对你发现了整副骸骨我很惊讶。
He is reduced to a skeleton because of illness.
他病得人都变柴了。
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。
The outer one third has a cartilaginous skeleton.
外部1/3为软骨性骨骼。
The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.
这男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
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。