n (1) 骨头(any of the hard parts of the body of a person or animal)[C]：the ～s of the foot脚的骨头; break a～in one's arm/one's leg/one's back弄断了胳膊/腿/脊梁骨;All that was left of the corpse was the～s.尸体腐烂后剩下的仅仅是骨头。This fish has a lot of～s in it.这鱼骨头很多。His～s were laid to rest.他的尸骨已安葬。Let me rest my weary～s for a minute.让我休息一下我疲惫的筋骨。～structure骨架;

(2) 骨质物(hard material of which bones are made)[U]：B～decays far more slowly than flesh.骨头比肌肉腐烂慢得多。make buttons of～用骨头做扣子;a～comb骨头做的梳子;～tissue/ash 骨质组织/骨灰;

all skin and bone 瘦得皮包骨头：be/look all skin and～是/看样子瘦得皮包骨头;

chilled/frozen to the bone 冷入骨髓：We were all chilled/frozen to the～.我们都冻得浑身透凉。

cut to the bone 削减至极限：The prices/expenses were cut to the～.价钱/花费降到了最低限度。

have a bone to pick with sb 要与……争论(吵)……：I've (got) a～to pick with you.我有事要和你论论理。

make no bones about (doing) sth 毫不掩饰(犹豫)地承认(去做)……：make no～s about one's views/distaste for sth毫不掩饰地承认自己的观点/对……的厌恶;make no ～s about(telling sb)how one feel毫不隐瞒(地告诉某人)自己的感受;make no～s about telling sb the truth/acknowledging sth毫不犹豫地告诉某人实情/承认某事;

→′bony adj 骨头的;多骨的;骨瘦如柴的;͵bone-′dry adj 干透的;′bone-meal n (作肥料的)骨粉;′bonehead n 笨蛋;͵bone-′idle，͵bone-′lazy adj 懒到极点的;′bone͵setter n 接骨师;

vt 剔(去)骨(take bones out of sth)[T+n]：～(a piece of) fish/chicken剔鱼/鸡骨;～a joint of beef 将一大块牛肉剔去骨头;

→′boned adj 去骨的;用骨架支撑的;′large-͵boned adj 大骨骼的;′small-͵boned adj 小骨骼的