Wordiyoskeleton
🇬🇧 UK/'skelәtn/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREB1
Definitions
n.
The framework of bones supporting a body; a very thin person; a basic framework or outline of something
骨骼，骨架；骨瘦如柴的人；框架，梗概
🧩 Root Breakdown
skeletonother
=skeleton
Common Collocations
- 1.skeleton crew最低限度的工作人员
- 2.skeleton key万能钥匙
- 3.skeleton in the closet不可告人的秘密
- 4.bare skeleton基本骨架
Example Sentences
- 1.
The museum displayed a complete dinosaur skeleton that towered over the visitors.
- 2.
After months of illness, he had become a skeleton of his former self.
- 3.
The project manager presented a skeleton outline of the plan before adding details.