单词	skeleton
释义	noun | adjective skeletonskeleton1 /ˈskɛlət˺n/ ●●○ noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYskeleton1 Origin: 1500-1600 Modern Latin Greek, from skeletos dried up Collocations COLLOCATIONS► has ... skeletons in the closet  Everyone has a few skeletons in the closet. 1BONES a)science, biology the structure consisting of all the bones in a human or animal body:  the human skeletonskeleton of the skeleton of a dinosaur b)medicine a set of these bones or a model of them, fastened in their usual positions, used for example by medical students2STRUCTURE the supporting structure of a building, bridge, etc.:  The office building’s steel skeleton rose above the skyline.3THIN PERSON an extremely thin person or animal:  After three years in prison, he had been reduced to a skeleton.4BASIC PART the most important parts of something, to which more detail can be added later:  We have agreed the skeleton of the plan.5a skeleton in the closet an embarrassing or bad secret about something that happened to you in the past:  Everyone has a few skeletons in the closet.[Origin: 1500–1600 Modern Latin, Greek, from skeletos dried up] noun | adjective skeletonskeleton2 adjective a skeleton staff/crew/service etc. only enough workers or services to keep an operation or organization running
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