Word · Frequency #1934
bones
骨头；骨；鱼刺
bones is the plural of bone.
One of the hard parts that form the skeleton of a person or animal; a piece of bone, such as a fishbone.
- 1.
A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
一种复合材料,主要由磷酸钙和胶原蛋白组成,构成大多数脊椎动物的骨骼
- 2.
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
构成脊椎动物骨骼的坚硬结缔组织
- 3.
Any of the components of an endoskeleton, made of this material.
由这种材料制成的内骨骼的任何组成部分
- 4.
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
构成骨骼的多孔钙化物质
- 5.
A bone of a fish; a fishbone.
鱼的骨头；鱼刺
- 6.
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
一种类似漂白骨头的白色阴影
- 7.
A bonefish.
骨鱼
- 8.
One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.
紧身胸衣的框架之一,原本由鲸骨制成
- 9.
One of the fragments of bone held between the fingers of the hand and rattled together to keep time to music.
手指间夹着的骨头碎片,摇动以配合音乐节拍
- 10.
Anything made of bone, such as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.
任何用骨头制成的东西,如编织骨花边的梭子
- 11.
The framework of anything.
任何东西的框架
- 12.
An off-white colour, like the typical colour of bone.
一种近似骨头的白色
- 13.
A reward.
奖励
骨质；骨组织；骨白色；米白色；框架；骨架；结构；（紧身胸衣的）撑骨；胸衣骨架；骨制响板；击节骨板
In use
The dog buried a bone in the backyard.
She broke a bone in her arm when she fell off the bike.
Calcium is important for strong bones.
bone of contention
固定短语，意为‘争论的焦点’。
The division of the estate became a bone of contention among the heirs.
遗产分配成为继承人之间争论的焦点。
to the bone
固定短语，表示‘到极点’或‘彻底地’。
The wind chilled me to the bone.
寒风刺骨。
bone structure
名词短语，指骨骼的构造。
The artist studied the bone structure of the human hand.
Connections
Collocations
- bone marrow
- 骨髓
- The doctor extracted a sample from his bone marrow for testing.医生从他的骨髓中提取了样本进行检测。
- bone structure
- 骨骼结构
- The artist studied the human bone structure to improve his drawings.这位艺术家研究了人体骨骼结构以提高他的绘画水平。
- bone density
- 骨密度
- Older people should have their bone density checked regularly.老年人应定期检查骨密度。
- bone china
- 骨瓷
- She collected fine bone china teacups from England.她收藏来自英国的精致骨瓷茶杯。
- bone fragment
- 骨碎片
- The surgeon removed a small bone fragment from the wound.外科医生从伤口中取出了一小块骨碎片。
- bone disease
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把'bone'联想成'本'，骨骼是身体之本。
Context & Register
中性语域，多用于医学、生物学、烹饪及日常描述。
Grammar Note
注意：bone在表示“骨头”时为可数名词，表示“骨质”或“骨色”时为不可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'bone': phone, stone, alone, tone, zone (all share the /əʊn/ sound). Watch out for 'gone' which is spelled similarly but pronounced /ɡɒn/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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