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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。
瘦骨嶙峋的；皮包骨的；骨瘦如柴的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
瘦骨嶙峋的；皮包骨的；骨瘦如柴的
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
His bony shoulders were visible through his shirt.
衬衫下能看见他瘦骨嶙峋的肩膀。
多指因疾病、饥饿或寒冷而消瘦
似骨的；骨质般的；与骨相关的。
Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
非常瘦的,尤因病、饥饿或寒冷所致
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
多骨的。
Full of bones.
由骨骼组成的或含骨的
composed of or containing bone
After the long winter, the stray cat looked bony and weak.
漫长的冬天过后，这只流浪猫看起来瘦骨嶙峋、虚弱无力。
AI contextual example
She wrapped her arms around her bony shoulders, feeling the cold wind.
她双臂环抱着瘦削的肩膀，感受着冷风。
AI contextual example
The old man's bonier hands trembled as he lifted the cup.
老人更瘦削的双手在端起杯子时颤抖着。
AI contextual example
emaciated bony hands
瘦骨嶙峋的手
WordNet
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。
用在系动词后作表语，描述人、动物或身体部位瘦弱的样子。
After the long illness, she looked bony and weak.
久病之后，她看起来骨瘦如柴、身体虚弱。
强调逐渐变瘦的过程，可用比较级 bonier。
The stray cat got bonier during the cold winter.
那只流浪猫在寒冷的冬天变得更瘦了。
Not this
After the illness, he looked very bone.
Use this
After the illness, he looked very bony.
bone 是名词，意为“骨头”；bony 才是形容词，意为“瘦骨嶙峋的”。系动词 look 后面需接形容词作表语，故应改为 bony。
Not this
Although she is bony, she is quite heavy.
Use this
Although she is big-boned, she is quite heavy.
bony 意为“瘦得皮包骨”，不表示“骨架大”；表达“骨架大”应使用 big-boned。这里用 bony 会造成“很瘦却又很重”的矛盾语义。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
这句歌词出自美国歌手 Larry Williams 1957 年的摇滚金曲《Bony Moronie》。歌名里的“Bony”既像女子昵称，又点出她“瘦骨嶙峋”的特点，下一句更用意大利面来比喻她的纤瘦。该曲后来被多位知名音乐人翻唱，是早期摇滚乐的经典之作。
The stray cat was so bony you could count every rib.
那只流浪猫瘦骨嶙峋，肋骨都清晰可见。
Use bony naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
bony 里有 bone（骨头），瘦到骨头都凸出来，就是“瘦骨嶙峋的”。
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。
bony 常用于指人或动物因病、饥饿或寒冷而非常瘦。
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