Word · Frequency #12812
bonier
瘦骨嶙峋的；皮包骨的；骨瘦如柴的
bonier is the comparative of bony.
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
多指因疾病、饥饿或寒冷而消瘦
- 1.
Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
似骨的；骨质般的；与骨相关的。
- 2.
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
非常瘦的,尤因病、饥饿或寒冷所致
- 3.
Full of bones.
多骨的。
- 4.
composed of or containing bone
由骨骼组成的或含骨的
- 5.
With little flesh; skinny, thin.
肉少的；瘦削的。
- 6.
having bones especially many or prominent bones
有骨的,尤指骨多或骨骼突出的
- 7.
Having prominent bones.
骨骼突出的。
似骨的；骨质般的；与骨相关的。；非常瘦的,尤因病、饥饿或寒冷所致；多骨的。；由骨骼组成的或含骨的；肉少的；瘦削的。
In use
After the long winter, the stray cat looked bony and weak.
She wrapped her arms around her bony shoulders, feeling the cold wind.
The old man's bonier hands trembled as he lifted the cup.
emaciated bony hands
a bony shad fillet
her bony wrist
bony fish
bony + noun
作定语修饰名词，常指身体部位因消瘦而骨节突出。
His bony shoulders were visible through his shirt.
衬衫下能看见他瘦骨嶙峋的肩膀。
Connections
Collocations
- bony fingers
- 瘦削的手指
- Her bony fingers clutched the edge of the blanket.她瘦削的手指紧紧抓住毯子边。
- bony face
- 瘦削的脸庞
- The old man's bony face showed every sign of years of hunger.老人瘦削的脸庞显示出多年饥饿的痕迹。
- bony shoulders
- 瘦骨嶙峋的肩膀
- He felt her bony shoulders tremble in the cold.他感到她瘦骨嶙峋的肩膀在寒冷中颤抖。
- bony frame
- 瘦削的身躯
- After weeks without food, his bony frame was barely able to stand.几周没有进食后，他瘦削的身躯几乎站不住了。
- bony hands
- 骨瘦如柴的双手
- She held out her bony hands to warm them by the fire.她伸出骨瘦如柴的双手在火边取暖。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bony 里有 bone（骨头），瘦到骨头都凸出来，就是“瘦骨嶙峋的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：医学或健康描述、日常谈论人或动物的体型 该词描述人或动物瘦削时属于中性偏客观的说法，多用于健康或医学语境，也可用于日常描述，语气比 thin 更突出骨骼可见；日常使用时通常不会显得过于正式或粗鲁，但仍需注意语境。
Grammar Note
bony 常用于指人或动物因病、饥饿或寒冷而非常瘦。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Stony, phony, and pony rhyme with bony (/ˈboʊni/). Bonny (/ˈbɒni/) and colony (/ˈkɒləni/) are spelling lookalikes but do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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