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单词 skeleton key
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Definition of skeleton key in English:

skeleton key

noun
  • A key designed to fit many locks by having the interior of the bit hollowed.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Jade had an old skeleton key that looked centuries old.
    • She is sure glad that she holds the skeleton key with her.
    • Sliding his hand into his front pocket, he retrieved a midnight black skeleton key and inserted it swiftly into the keyhole, turning the key promptly and letting the gateway swing open gracefully.
    • A few seconds later she came back with a skeleton key.
    • Taking a sharp breath in, she opened the package and found a heart shaped locket key chain with a skeleton key.
    • But why does the skeleton key not open a door in the attic?
    • He opened the door and was through in seconds, the skeleton key safely back in his wrist pouch.
    • Grace had the skeleton key, she took the courtesy of getting it for our personal delivery man last night after everyone left!
    • Fitting the skeleton key into the keyhole, Dunstan pushed the door open, and looked around the small room perfunctorily.
    • He slid a skeleton key into the lock, and eased the door open.
    • She tells Caroline to never go in the attic, but gives her a skeleton key that will open every door in the house.
    • Officer Humphrey put the skeleton key into the lock in order to get the door open.
    • After explaining that the house has a few ghosts, Violet gives Caroline a skeleton key that opens every door.
    • Shoving a massive skeleton key under the brass latch, she unlocked a door and stepped aside.
    • Taking the skeleton key, she unlocks their door, and sets them free.
    • By means of a skeleton key, I let myself into any house when the owners happen to be absent.
    • This is a skeleton key so it can open any door in this place.
    • The crook at the Manchester University campus had been using skeleton keys to raid drinks machines across the UK.
    • Armed with a skeleton key that unlocks every door, she discovers a hidden attic room that holds a deadly and terrifying secret.
    • All the doors in the house opened by the same old-fashioned skeleton key.
 
 

Definition of skeleton key in US English:

skeleton key

nounˈskɛlətn kiˈskelətn kē
  • A key designed to fit many locks by having the interior of the bit hollowed.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A few seconds later she came back with a skeleton key.
    • Armed with a skeleton key that unlocks every door, she discovers a hidden attic room that holds a deadly and terrifying secret.
    • He opened the door and was through in seconds, the skeleton key safely back in his wrist pouch.
    • Officer Humphrey put the skeleton key into the lock in order to get the door open.
    • Jade had an old skeleton key that looked centuries old.
    • Taking the skeleton key, she unlocks their door, and sets them free.
    • After explaining that the house has a few ghosts, Violet gives Caroline a skeleton key that opens every door.
    • By means of a skeleton key, I let myself into any house when the owners happen to be absent.
    • But why does the skeleton key not open a door in the attic?
    • This is a skeleton key so it can open any door in this place.
    • Shoving a massive skeleton key under the brass latch, she unlocked a door and stepped aside.
    • He slid a skeleton key into the lock, and eased the door open.
    • All the doors in the house opened by the same old-fashioned skeleton key.
    • She is sure glad that she holds the skeleton key with her.
    • Taking a sharp breath in, she opened the package and found a heart shaped locket key chain with a skeleton key.
    • Grace had the skeleton key, she took the courtesy of getting it for our personal delivery man last night after everyone left!
    • Fitting the skeleton key into the keyhole, Dunstan pushed the door open, and looked around the small room perfunctorily.
    • She tells Caroline to never go in the attic, but gives her a skeleton key that will open every door in the house.
    • The crook at the Manchester University campus had been using skeleton keys to raid drinks machines across the UK.
    • Sliding his hand into his front pocket, he retrieved a midnight black skeleton key and inserted it swiftly into the keyhole, turning the key promptly and letting the gateway swing open gracefully.
 
 
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