bone
UK [bəʊn] US [boʊn] noun countable or uncountable
ESSENTIAL
■any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up its frame 骨，骨头•The child was so thin that you could see her bones.这孩子瘦得可怜，都能看见她的骨头。 •human/animal bones人／动物的骨头 IMPROVER
■the bone in meat or fish 肉骨；鱼骨•There's still a lot of meat left on the bone - shall I slice some off for you?骨头上还有许多肉——要我替你切一些下来吗？ •I don't like fish because I hate the bones.我不喜欢吃鱼，因为我讨厌鱼骨。
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bone dry
■completely dry 干透的
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bone idle UK
■extremely lazy 懒极了•He never does any exercise - he's bone idle.他从不锻炼身体——他懒极了。
UK [bəʊn] US [boʊn] noun countable or uncountable
a bone of contention
■something that two or more people argue about strongly over a long period of time 争辩的起因，争议点
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have a bone to pick with sb
■to want to talk to someone about something annoying they have done 对（某人）有意见；向（某人）抱怨•I've got a bone to pick with you, - you've been using my shaver again.我有件事要和你说——你又在用我的刮须刀了。
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make no bones about sth
■not to try to hide your feelings 就…直言不讳•He made no bones about his dissatisfaction with the service.他直言不讳地道出他对服务不满意。
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to the bone
■all the way through, or very badly 彻底地；极糟地•I was frozen/chilled to the bone after waiting so long for the bus.等公车等得太久了，我感到寒气刺骨。
UK [bəʊn] US [boʊn] verb
SEX 性交
intransitive or transitive offensive
■to have sex with someone （与某人）性交
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BODY PART 身体部位
transitive
■to take the bones out of something 剔去…的骨头•Ask the fishmonger to bone the fish for you.让鱼贩子帮你剔去鱼骨。
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Phrasal Verbs bone up informal
■to learn as much as you can about something for a special reason 苦学，专心致志地学•She boned up on economics before applying for the job.申请工作前她刻苦攻读了经济学。 |