英语词汇“bone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bone

(boʊn )

Word forms: bones , boning , boned

1. variable noun B1

Your bones are the hard parts inside your body which together form your skeleton.

Many passengers suffered broken bones.

Stephen fractured a thigh bone.

The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat.

She scooped the chicken bones back into the stewpot.

2. verb

If you bone a piece of meat or fish, you remove the bones from it before cooking it.

Make sure that you do not pierce the skin when boning the chicken thighs. [VERB noun]

The boned fish is so easy to serve. [VERB-ed]

3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A bone tool or ornament is made of bone.

...a small, expensive pocketknife with a bone handle.

4. See also marrow bone, T-bone steak

5. bare bones phrase

The bare bones of something are its most basic parts or details.

There are not even the bare bones of a garden here–I've got nothing.

6. close to the bone phrase

If something is too close to the bone, it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is very close to the truth or to the real nature of something.

7. to feel something in your bones phrase [PHRASE after verb]

If you say that you feel or know something in your bones, you are indicating that you are certain about it, although you cannot explain why.

I've got a feeling in my bones that things are not quite right.

8. make no bones phrase

If you make no bones about doing something that is unpleasant or difficult or that might upset someone else, you do it without hesitating.

He makes no bones about being on a revenge mission. [+ about]

9. make no bones phrase

If you make no bones about something, you talk openly about it, rather than trying to keep it a secret.

Some of them make no bones about their political views.

10. skin and bone phrase [bone inflects, verb-link PHRASE]

You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin. [disapproval]

He was nothing but skin and bones.

11. to cut something to the bone phrase

If something such as costs are cut to the bone, they are reduced to the minimum possible.

It has survived by cutting its costs to the bone.

Profit margins have been slashed to the bone in an attempt to keep turnover moving.

12. to the bone phrase

You use to the bone to indicate that you are very deeply affected by something. For example, if you feel chilled to the bone, your whole body feels extremely cold, often because you have had a shock.

What I saw chilled me to the bone.

Phrasal verbs:

bone up on

phrasal verb

If you bone up on a subject, you try to find out about it or remind yourself of what you have already learned about it. [informal]

I had spent the last few months boning up on neurology. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun]

Idioms:

work your fingers to the bone

to work extremely hard

I have washed, cooked, fetched and carried all my life. I worked my fingers to the bone in this house.

dry as a bone

very dry

By the end of June the pond was as dry as a bone.

have a bone to pick with someone

to be annoyed with someone about something, and want to talk to them about it

`I have a bone to pick with you.' She felt justified in bringing up a matter that she had been afraid to discuss before.

cut something to the bone

to reduce resources or costs as much as possible

We managed to break even by cutting costs to the bone.

close to the bone or near to the bone

if a remark or piece of writing is close to the bone, it makes people uncomfortable, because it deals with subjects which they prefer not to be discussed

This isn't strictly satire, it's far too close to the bone to be funny.

a bone of contention

a problem that people have been arguing about for a long time

Pay, of course, is not the only bone of contention.

Collocations:

bone loss

Copper helps to guard against the bone loss that occurs with ageing, and also against inflammatory conditions such as arthritis.

Times, Sunday Times (2016)

This is thought to be because a high protein intake may contribute to bone loss.

Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991)

Those with the supplement showed less signs of bone loss plus less risk of heart disease.

The Sun (2015)

pelvic bone

Imagine a line from your belly button down and to the right, meeting the sticky out point of your pelvic bone.

The Sun (2013)

He had spent most of his childhood in and out of hospital after a diseased pelvic bone left him with one leg shorter than the other.

The Sun (2008)

The defender had an injection in an attempt to speed up his recovery but the problem in his pelvic bone is not straightforward.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

Translations:

Chinese: 骨头, 去除肉、鱼骨或刺

Japanese: 骨, 骨を抜く

单词	bone
释义	bone (boʊn ) Word forms: bones , boning , boned 1. variable noun B1 Your bones are the hard parts inside your body which together form your skeleton. Many passengers suffered broken bones. Stephen fractured a thigh bone. The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat. She scooped the chicken bones back into the stewpot. 2. verb If you bone a piece of meat or fish, you remove the bones from it before cooking it. Make sure that you do not pierce the skin when boning the chicken thighs. [VERB noun] The boned fish is so easy to serve. [VERB-ed] 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A bone tool or ornament is made of bone. ...a small, expensive pocketknife with a bone handle. 4. See also marrow bone, T-bone steak 5. bare bones phrase The bare bones of something are its most basic parts or details. There are not even the bare bones of a garden here–I've got nothing. 6. close to the bone phrase If something is too close to the bone, it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is very close to the truth or to the real nature of something. 7. to feel something in your bones phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you say that you feel or know something in your bones, you are indicating that you are certain about it, although you cannot explain why. I've got a feeling in my bones that things are not quite right. 8. make no bones phrase If you make no bones about doing something that is unpleasant or difficult or that might upset someone else, you do it without hesitating. He makes no bones about being on a revenge mission. [+ about] 9. make no bones phrase If you make no bones about something, you talk openly about it, rather than trying to keep it a secret. Some of them make no bones about their political views. 10. skin and bone phrase [bone inflects, verb-link PHRASE] You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin. [disapproval] He was nothing but skin and bones. 11. to cut something to the bone phrase If something such as costs are cut to the bone, they are reduced to the minimum possible. It has survived by cutting its costs to the bone. Profit margins have been slashed to the bone in an attempt to keep turnover moving. 12. to the bone phrase You use to the bone to indicate that you are very deeply affected by something. For example, if you feel chilled to the bone, your whole body feels extremely cold, often because you have had a shock. What I saw chilled me to the bone. Phrasal verbs: bone up on phrasal verb If you bone up on a subject, you try to find out about it or remind yourself of what you have already learned about it. [informal] I had spent the last few months boning up on neurology. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] Idioms: work your fingers to the bone to work extremely hard I have washed, cooked, fetched and carried all my life. I worked my fingers to the bone in this house. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers dry as a bone very dry By the end of June the pond was as dry as a bone. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have a bone to pick with someone to be annoyed with someone about something, and want to talk to them about it `I have a bone to pick with you.' She felt justified in bringing up a matter that she had been afraid to discuss before. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers cut something to the bone to reduce resources or costs as much as possible We managed to break even by cutting costs to the bone. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers close to the bone or near to the bone if a remark or piece of writing is close to the bone, it makes people uncomfortable, because it deals with subjects which they prefer not to be discussed This isn't strictly satire, it's far too close to the bone to be funny. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a bone of contention a problem that people have been arguing about for a long time Pay, of course, is not the only bone of contention. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: bone loss Copper helps to guard against the bone loss that occurs with ageing, and also against inflammatory conditions such as arthritis. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This is thought to be because a high protein intake may contribute to bone loss. Westcott, Patsy Alternative Health Care for Women (1991) Those with the supplement showed less signs of bone loss plus less risk of heart disease. The Sun (2015) pelvic bone Imagine a line from your belly button down and to the right, meeting the sticky out point of your pelvic bone. The Sun (2013) He had spent most of his childhood in and out of hospital after a diseased pelvic bone left him with one leg shorter than the other. The Sun (2008) The defender had an injection in an attempt to speed up his recovery but the problem in his pelvic bone is not straightforward. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Translations: Chinese: 骨头, 去除肉、鱼骨或刺 Japanese: 骨, 骨を抜く
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