bones
[bon]
- n. 骨骼；身體；爭議點(diǎn)（bone的復(fù)數(shù)）
- v. 剔去…的骨；專心致志（bone的第三人稱單數(shù)）
- n. (Bones)人名；(英)博恩斯；(德)博內(nèi)斯
CET4TEM4中頻詞
英文詞源
- bones (n.)
- plural of bone (n.). As a colloquial way to say "dice," it is attested from late 14c. As a nickname for a surgeon, it dates to 1887, short for sawbones. To make bones about something (mid-15c.) refers to bones found in soup, etc., as an obstacle to being swallowed. To feel something in one's bones "have a presentiment" is 1867, American English.
雙語例句
- 1. Some of them make no bones about their political views.
- 他們中的一些人坦率地表達(dá)了自己的政治觀點(diǎn)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her sallow skin was drawn tightly across the bones of her face.
- 她那蠟黃的皮膚緊緊地包著臉上的骨頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones.
- X光片證實(shí)他沒有骨折。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. You can hear the saw as it cuts through the bones.
- 你能聽到鋸子鋸進(jìn)骨頭里的聲音。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Ask the butcher for soup bones (marrow bones are best).
- 跟肉鋪老板要煲湯用的骨頭（最好是髓骨）。
來自柯林斯例句