skeleton

名词 skeleton:

1. something reduced to its minimal form
2. a scandal that is kept secret
   同义词：skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard
3. the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
   同义词：skeletal system, frame, systema skeletale
4. the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
   同义词：skeletal frame, frame, underframe

1. Death is often shown in pictures as a human skeleton.
   死神常被画成骷髅。
2. He is reduced almost to a skeleton.
   他瘦得几乎变成了一个骨头架子。
3. People cheered when the57,000-ton steel skeleton was topped out in33 weeks-12 days ahead of schedule.
   当这座建筑物的５７, ０００吨重的钢骨在３３周内——比原计划提前１２天——完成时，人们欢欣鼓舞。
4. I've written the skeleton of my report, but I have to fill in the details.
   我已写出报告的梗概，但我必须补充细节。