1 [C] one of the hard parts inside the body of a person or animal that are covered with muscle, skin, etc 骨;骨头:
He's broken a bone in his hand.他的手有一根骨头折了。This fish has got a lot of bones in it.这种鱼的骨头很多。☞picture at body 见body插图
2 [U] the substance that bones are made of 骨质
have a bone to pick with sb to have sth that you want to complain to sb about 要就某事向某人抱怨
make no bones about (doing) sth to do sth in an open honest way without feeling nervous or worried about it 毫不犹豫;无所顾忌:
She made no bones about telling him exactly what she thought about him.她把自己对他的看法都跟他直说了。
bone²
/bəʊn ||; bon/verb
[T] to take the bones out of sth 去骨:
to bone a fish去掉鱼的骨头
bone/bon; bəʊn/n [C,U] 1 one of the hard parts that form the frame of the body 骨(头): Sam broke a bone in his foot. 山姆脚部骨折。hip/thigh/cheek etc bone She was so thin her hip bones stuck out. 她瘦得髋骨都突出了。fragments of bone 骨碎片2 the bare bones (of sth) the most basic and important details of something(某事的)最基本的内容﹔梗概3 make no bones about (doing) sth to say or do something in an open way, because you are not ashamed about it 对(做)某事毫不犹豫[毫无顾忌]: She makes no bones about her ambitions. 她毫不隐讳自己的野心。4 a bone of contention something that causes arguments 争执的原因
bonebonebonesbonedboningnounone of the hard white parts inside the body of a person or an animal: She broke a bone in her foot. This fish has a lot of bones in it.