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

skeletal

/ˈskɛlɪt(ə)l

/ /skəˈliːt(ə)l

adjective

1Relating to or functioning as a skeleton: the skeletal remains of aquatic organisms...

The disc covers 150 fetal anomalies, including head, skeletal, gastrointestinal and cardiac anomalies.
A 57-year-old woman underwent a combined skeletal and metabolic survey of her total body bone mass to establish the extent of osteoporosis.
A skeletal survey found no lytic bone lesions at this time.

1.1Very thin; emaciated: a small, skeletal boy clothed in rags...

An anorexic who for years has been doing a ‘good job’ at being anorexic is hiding in plain sight all the time. She's thin, but not skeletal.
He was a little taller than Diana, thin, but not skeletal.
He was already walking a fine line between thin and skeletal when we met, but now he just looks ill.

Synonyms

emaciated, very thin, as thin as a rake, cadaverous, skin-and-bones, hollow-cheeked, scrawny, scraggy, skinny, size-zero, bony, angular, stick-like, raw-boned, lantern-jawed, gaunt, haggard, wasted;

starved, half-starved, undernourished, underfed;

shrunken, wizened, fleshless

informal looking like a bag of bones, anorexic, anorectic

dated spindle-shanked

archaic starveling

2Existing only in outline or as a framework of something: a skeletal plot for a novel...

The plot, as it stands, is only the skeletal outline of a movie.
As you can imagine, at the moment, all I have is a skeletal framework of information regarding the aforementioned incident.
While most scholars of southern history and politics know the skeletal outlines of this story, Frederickson explains it in detail.

Synonyms

lacking in detail, incomplete, outline, inadequate, insufficient, fragmentary, sketchy, patchy, bitty, scrappy, broad-brush, superficial, perfunctory;

thumbnail

Derivatives

skeletally

adverb

[as submodifier]: skeletally gaunt...

Not only are they dentally impaired but skeletally out of proportion.
At your age, your body is still developing, skeletally and hormonally, so a regular training program, a whole-food diet high in protein and good sleeping habits should be sufficient to promote muscular growth.
She is skeletally thin, with hollow, cadaverous eyes and cheeks.

单词	skeletal
释义	skeletal /ˈskɛlɪt(ə)l / /skəˈliːt(ə)l / adjective 1Relating to or functioning as a skeleton: the skeletal remains of aquatic organisms... The disc covers 150 fetal anomalies, including head, skeletal, gastrointestinal and cardiac anomalies. A 57-year-old woman underwent a combined skeletal and metabolic survey of her total body bone mass to establish the extent of osteoporosis. A skeletal survey found no lytic bone lesions at this time. 1.1Very thin; emaciated: a small, skeletal boy clothed in rags... An anorexic who for years has been doing a ‘good job’ at being anorexic is hiding in plain sight all the time. She's thin, but not skeletal. He was a little taller than Diana, thin, but not skeletal. He was already walking a fine line between thin and skeletal when we met, but now he just looks ill. Synonyms emaciated, very thin, as thin as a rake, cadaverous, skin-and-bones, hollow-cheeked, scrawny, scraggy, skinny, size-zero, bony, angular, stick-like, raw-boned, lantern-jawed, gaunt, haggard, wasted; starved, half-starved, undernourished, underfed; shrunken, wizened, fleshless informal looking like a bag of bones, anorexic, anorectic dated spindle-shanked archaic starveling 2Existing only in outline or as a framework of something: a skeletal plot for a novel... The plot, as it stands, is only the skeletal outline of a movie. As you can imagine, at the moment, all I have is a skeletal framework of information regarding the aforementioned incident. While most scholars of southern history and politics know the skeletal outlines of this story, Frederickson explains it in detail. Synonyms lacking in detail, incomplete, outline, inadequate, insufficient, fragmentary, sketchy, patchy, bitty, scrappy, broad-brush, superficial, perfunctory; thumbnail Derivatives skeletally adverb [as submodifier]: skeletally gaunt... Not only are they dentally impaired but skeletally out of proportion. At your age, your body is still developing, skeletally and hormonally, so a regular training program, a whole-food diet high in protein and good sleeping habits should be sufficient to promote muscular growth. She is skeletally thin, with hollow, cadaverous eyes and cheeks.
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