词典释义：
an internal or external framework of bone, cartilage, or other rigid material supporting or containing the body of an animal or plant
骨骼。
used in exaggerated reference to a very thin or emaciated person or animal
瘦骨嶙峋（或憔悴）的人（或动物）
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she was no more than a skeleton at the end .她最后瘦得只剩下骨头。
the remaining part of something after its life or usefulness is gone
骨架；残骸
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the chapel was stripped to a skeleton of its former self .这座小教堂剥落得只剩下原先的骨架。
the supporting framework, basic structure, or essential part of something
框架；基本结构；基本部分
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the concrete skeleton of an unfinished building 一栋未竣工大楼的混凝土框架
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the skeleton of a report .报告的大纲。
[as modifier]denoting the essential or minimum number of people, things, or parts necessary for something
（某事必需的）最基本（或最少）的人（或物、部件）；基干；骨干
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there was only a skeleton staff on duty .只有一些基干人员在值班。
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skeleton in the cupboard （ 〈美〉skeleton in the closet ） a discreditable or embarrassing fact that someone wishes to keep secret 〈美〉 不可告人的丑事
"late 16th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, neuter of
