单词 | skeleton keys |
释义 | skeleton /skelˈi-t(ə)n/noun
ORIGIN: Gr skeleton (sōma), dried (body), from skellein to dry skelˈetal adjective skelˈetally adverb skeletogenous /-tojˈ/ adjective Skeleton-forming skelˈetonize or skelˈetonise transitive verb
skeleton bob or skeleton bobsleigh noun A small flat sledge with no steering mechanism on which one person races head-first down an ice-covered course skeleton key noun A key with its serrated edge or the shaped part of its bit filed down, so that it can open many locks skeleton shrimp noun A ghostly-looking amphipod (genus Caprella) skeleton suit noun (historical) An early-19c boy's suit with the trousers buttoning over the coat a skeleton in the cupboard or (US) closet A hidden domestic sorrow or shame |
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