英語單詞

bones是什麽意思

bones

[bon]
  • n. 骨骼;身體;爭議點(bone的複數)
  • v. 剔去…的骨;專心致誌(bone的第三人稱單數)
  • n. (Bones)人名;(英)博恩斯;(德)博內斯

英文詞源


bones (n.)
plural of bone (n.). As a colloquial way to say "dice," it is attested from late 14c. As a nickname for a surgeon, it dates to 1887, short for sawbones. To make bones about something (mid-15c.) refers to bones found in soup, etc., as an obstacle to being swallowed. To feel something in one's bones "have a presentiment" is 1867, American English.

雙語例句


1. Some of them make no bones about their political views.
他們中的一些人坦率地表達了自己的政治觀點。

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2. Her sallow skin was drawn tightly across the bones of her face.
她那蠟黃的皮膚緊緊地包著臉上的骨頭。

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3. X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones.
X光片證實他沒有骨折。

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4. You can hear the saw as it cuts through the bones.
你能聽到鋸子鋸進骨頭裏的聲音。

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5. Ask the butcher for soup bones (marrow bones are best).
跟肉鋪老板要煲湯用的骨頭(最好是髓骨)。

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