Translation meaning & definition of the word "skeleton" into Chinese (Simplified) language

noun

1. Something reduced to its minimal form

• "The battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"

• "The bare skeleton of a novel"

synonym:
• skeleton

1. 某种形式化为最小形式

• "“该营只是其昔日自我的骨架”"

• "“小说的裸露骨架”"

同义词:
• 骨架

2. A scandal that is kept secret

• "There must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"

synonym:
• skeleton
,
• skeleton in the closet
,
• skeleton in the cupboard

2. 秘密的丑闻

• "“那个家庭的壁橱里一定有一个骨架”"

同义词:
• 骨架
,
• 壁橱里的骨架
,
• 橱柜中的骨架

3. The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

synonym:
• skeletal system
,
• skeleton
,
• frame
,
• systema skeletale

3. 硬结构（骨头和软骨）,为动物的身体提供框架

同义词:
• 骨骼系统
,
• 骨架
,
• 框架

4. The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

• "The building has a steel skeleton"

synonym:
• skeleton
,
• skeletal frame
,
• frame
,
• underframe

4. 内部支撑结构,使工件具有形状

• "“建筑物有钢骨架”"

同义词:
• 骨架
,
• 骨骼框架
,
• 框架
,
• 框架不足

Examples of using

Tom is a human skeleton.

汤姆是人类的骨骼。

He looks just like a skeleton.

他看起来就像骷髅。

The poor old man was reduced to just a skeleton.

这个可怜的老人被简化为骨架。

Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.

每个家庭的橱柜里都有一个骨架。

There is a skeleton in every closet.

每个壁橱里都有一个骨架。