
好词典

源自中古英语 'skulle',可能与古诺尔斯语 'skalli'(光头)有关,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根。
❶ 指人或动物的头骨,即保护大脑的坚硬骨骼结构。常用于解剖学、考古学或象征死亡的语境中。
“The archaeologists found ancient human skulls in the cave.”
(考古学家在洞穴中发现了古代人类的头骨。)
“A skull and crossbones symbol is often used to represent danger.”
(骷髅头和交叉骨头的标志常被用来代表危险。)
skull and crossbones — 骷髅头和交叉骨头的图案,传统上用于表示毒药或危险,也作为海盗的标志。
“The bottle of poison was marked with a skull and crossbones.”
(毒药瓶上标有骷髅头和交叉骨头的图案。)
thick skull — 形容一个人固执或难以理解事物,字面意思是‘厚头骨’,比喻思维迟钝。
“You need to explain it slowly to him—he's got a thick skull.”
(你得慢慢跟他解释——他脑子转得慢。)