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bone

UK //bəʊn//US //boʊn//

词源

源自古英语 bān,与德语 Bein(腿/骨)同源,原始日耳曼语*bainam。

noun

❶ 构成人或动物身体的坚硬组织,支撑身体并保护内脏。通常呈白色,由钙质构成,常见于脊椎动物。

“The doctor said I broke a bone in my arm.”

(医生说我手臂的一根骨头骨折了。)

“Dogs love to chew on bones.”

(狗喜欢啃骨头。)

同义词:skeleton, osseous tissue, bony structure

verb

❶ 去除肉或鱼中的骨头,使其更易于食用或烹饪。也用于描述彻底研究或钻研某事物。

“She boned the fish carefully before cooking.”

(她在烹饪前仔细地去除了鱼骨。)

“I need to bone up on history before the exam.”

(考试前我需要恶补历史知识。)

同义词:debone, study, memorize

常见短语

bone of contention — 指引起争论或分歧的核心问题,就像动物会为争夺骨头而争斗一样。

“The property line has been a bone of contention between the neighbors for years.”

(地界线多年来一直是邻居间争论的焦点。)

feel it in one's bones — 形容对某事有强烈的直觉或预感,通常指不好的事情,就像骨头能感知天气变化一样。

“I feel it in my bones that something bad is going to happen.”

(我直觉感到会有不好的事情发生。)