词典释义：
any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in humans and other vertebrates
骨，骨头
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his injuries included many broken bones 他的伤包括多处骨折
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a shoulder bone .肩胛骨。
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身体，骨骼
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he hauled his tired bones upright .他舒展疲惫的身体。
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尸体，骨骸
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the diggers turned up the bones of a fifteen-year-old girl .挖掘者挖出一个１５岁女孩的尸体。
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〈喻〉 基本结构，基本框架
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you need to put some flesh on the bones of your idea .你还得往你的基本构思里加点实在的东西。
a bone of an animal with meat on it fed to a dog
（喂狗的）带肉骨头。
[mass noun]the calcified material of which bones consist
骨质
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an earring bone .骨质耳环。
a substance similar to this such as ivory, dentine, or whalebone
象牙；牙质；鲸鱼骨。
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（支撑衣服用的）鲸骨。
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（南部非洲）占卜用的骨头。
[with obj.]remove the bones from (meat or fish) before cooking it
剔骨。
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〈美，粗俚〉 （男人）与（某人）性交。
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〈非正式〉 （尤指为应付某事而）苦学；临时抱佛脚
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she boned up on languages she had learned long ago and went back to New Guinea .她临时抱佛脚温习了一下很久以前学的语言然后就回了新几内亚。
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bone of contention a subject or issue over which there is continuing disagreement 争端的焦点the examination system has long been a serious bone of contention ．考试制度一直是大家热烈争论的焦点 -
close to （或near ）the bone （of a remark） penetrating and accurate to the point of causing hurt or discomfort （言语）伤人的，令人不舒服的 -
（of a joke or story）likely to cause offence because near the limit of decency （笑话、故事）近乎下流的
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cut （或pare ）something to the bone reduce something to the bare minimum 使最小化costs will have to be cut to the bone ． 成本必须降到最低程度 -
have a bone to pick with someone informal have reason to disagree or be annoyed with someone 〈非正式〉 同…有争端要解决；对…有理由怀恨 -
in one's bones felt, understood, believed, or known very deeply or instinctively 深深地（或本能地）感到，理解，相信，知道something good was bound to happen； he could feel in his bones ．他本能地觉得一定会有好事发生 -
make no bones about have no hesitation in stating or dealing with （something）, however unpleasant, awkward, or distasteful it is 对…毫不犹豫,对…直言不讳he makes no bones about his feelings towards the militants ．他直言不讳地说出了自己对激进分子们的态度 -
not have a — bone in one's body have not the slightest trace of the specified quality 没有一点（某种特性）she hasn't got a sympathetic bone in her body ．她一点同情心都没有 -
off the bone （of meat or fish） having had the bone or bones removed before being cooked, served, or sold （肉、鱼）剔掉骨头的，无骨的 -
on the bone （of meat or fish） having the bone or bones left in when cooked, served, or sold （肉、鱼）未剔骨头的，带骨的 -
point the bone at Austral． （of an Aboriginal） cast a spell on （someone） so as to cause their sickness or death 〈澳〉 （土著人）以凶符骨指向…咒其生病（或丧命） -
figurative betray （someone）； let （someone） down 〈喻〉 背叛；辜负 -
［ORIGIN from an Australian Aboriginal ritual, in which a bone is pointed at a victim．］
throw the bones S． African use divining bones to foretell the future or discover the source of a difficulty by studying the pattern they form when thrown on the ground 〈南非〉 占卜 -
to the bone 1 （of a wound） so deep as expose a person's bone 伤至骨头his thigh had been axed open to the bone 他的大腿被斧头砍伤及骨头figurative his contempt cut her to the bone ． 〈喻〉 他的轻视对她伤害极深 -
（especially of cold） affecting a person in a very penetrating way （尤指感冒）给某人带来极深影响
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2 seeto one's bones below． 见下面to one's bones .to one's bones （或to the bone ） used to emphasize that a person has a specified quality or experience in an overwhelming or very fundamental way 深入骨髓；彻底地，到极点he's a cop to the bone． 他是个地地道道的警察 -
what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh （或blood ）proverb a person's behaviour or characteristics are determined by their heredity． 〈谚〉 江山易改，本性难移 -
work one's fingers to the bone work very hard 不住手地干；勤奋工作
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