bone
bone — 名詞
1. a hard piece inside a person or animal that helps support the body and protect o
骨頭；骨骼
人或動物體內的硬骨
a hard piece inside a person or animal that helps support the body and protect organs.
The doctor showed Noor the broken bone in her wrist.
醫生指給 Noor 看她手腕那根斷掉的骨頭。
collocation: broken bone
After the fall, Ravi could not put weight on his ankle bone.
摔倒後，Ravi 的腳踝骨一度無法承受重量。
bone in + body part
Near the entrance, a huge dinosaur bone hung above visitors.
入口附近高掛著一根巨大的恐龍骨頭，在遊客上方。
In the X-ray, one bone in Hana's foot looked out of place.
X 光片裡，Hana 腳上的一塊骨頭看起來有點錯位。
Cats need calcium to keep their bones strong.
貓需要鈣來讓牠們的骨骼保持強健。
pattern: keep bones strong
- broken bone
- ankle bone
- leg bone
- strong bones
文法句型
broken bone
bone in + body part
strong bones
用法筆記
Often used with body-part words such as arm, hip, leg, and ankle, especially when talking about injury or growth. Distinguish from sense 2, which is a bone left in food.
常見錯誤
2. a hard piece inside meat or fish that stays there when you cook it or eat it.
骨頭；魚刺
肉或魚裡可挑出的骨
a hard piece inside meat or fish that stays there when you cook it or eat it.
Priya set the fish bone aside before giving the soup to Leo.
Priya 把魚刺挑到一旁，才把湯端給 Leo。
collocation: fish bone
That chop still has a small bone near the middle.
那塊排骨中間還有一小塊骨頭。
bone in + piece of meat
Grandma boiled beef bones all afternoon for a rich soup.
奶奶把牛骨熬了一下午，煮成濃湯。
boil bones for soup
Yusuf picked the last bone from the chicken before serving the children.
Yusuf 把雞肉裡最後那根骨頭挑掉後，才端給孩子們。
Under the kitchen table, the dog chewed a lamb bone happily.
廚房桌子底下，那隻狗正開心地啃著一根羊骨。
- fish bone
- lamb bone
- beef bones
- pick out the bone
- fish bone
used only for fish
- bone fragment
suggests a small broken piece
- gristle
not the same thing; it is tough cartilage, not bone
文法句型
fish bone
bone in + meat
boil bones for soup
用法筆記
Common with fish, chicken, lamb, and beef in cooking or eating contexts. Unlike sense 1, this sense is about a bone as part of food on the table.
常見錯誤
3. a hand-played rhythm instrument made from two slim pieces that click against eac
骨響板
兩片相擊的打擊樂器
a hand-played rhythm instrument made from two slim pieces that click against each other.
At the folk concert, Ines played the bones beside the fiddle.
在那場民謠音樂會上，Ines 在提琴旁演奏骨響板。
pattern: play the bones
Between two fingers, Bao clicked the bones in time with the drum.
Bao 夾著兩指，讓骨響板跟著鼓聲打拍子。
click the bones
The music shop sold a plastic pair of bones for beginners.
那家樂器行賣給初學者一副塑膠製的骨響板。
a pair of bones
During rehearsal, the dancer kept the bones ready in one hand.
排練時，那名舞者單手把骨響板準備在手裡。
- play the bones
- click the bones
- pair of bones
文法句型
play the bones
click the bones
a pair of bones
用法筆記
Usually appears as the bones in folk-music contexts and often names the pair as one instrument. Distinguish from sense 1, the body part inside a person or animal.
a bag of bones
idiomA person or animal that is extremely thin.
骨瘦如柴的人或動物
After weeks without food, the stray dog was a bag of bones.
He looked like a bag of bones after his long illness.
The most basic or essential facts of something.
基本事實；概要
The teacher explained the bare bones of the theory.
Can you give me the bare bones of the report?
a bone of contention
idiomA subject that causes disagreement between people.
爭論的焦點
The new policy became a bone of contention among the staff.
Money is often a bone of contention in their marriage.
close to the bone
idiomSo honest or direct that it might upset someone.
過於直接而冒犯人的
His joke about her weight was too close to the bone.
The documentary's criticism of the government was close to the bone.
To reduce something, especially costs, as much as possible.
削減到最低限度
The company had to cut its budget to the bone.
We pared our expenses to the bone to survive.
To be very sure about something without having proof.
直覺確信
I feel it in my bones that we will win the game.
She felt in her bones that something was wrong.
To be angry with someone and want to discuss it.
對某人有怨氣要說
I have a bone to pick with you about the broken window.
She had a bone to pick with her neighbor over the noise.
Very determined and unwilling to stop or give up.
堅持不懈；不達目的不罷休
Once he starts a project, he is like a dog with a bone.
The reporter was like a dog with a bone, chasing the story.
To be honest and direct about something without hesitation.
毫不猶豫；直言不諱
She made no bones about her dislike for the new rule.
He made no bones about asking for a raise.
To have none of a particular quality.
毫無（某種特質）
He doesn't have a mean bone in his body.
She doesn't have a lazy bone in her body.
To add details to a basic idea to make it more complete.
充實內容；添加細節
The author put flesh on the bones of the historical events.
We need to put flesh on the bones of our plan.
Extremely thin, often in an unhealthy way.
皮包骨；骨瘦如柴
After the famine, the villagers were all skin and bone.
The rescued cat was nothing but skin and bone.
To give someone a small part of what they want to keep them satisfied.
給小恩小惠安撫
The manager threw the team a bone by giving them a day off.
The company threw a bone to the protesters with a minor concession.
to the bone
idiomIn a way that affects you very deeply or completely.
徹骨；深深地
The cold wind chilled him to the bone.
Her cruel words cut him to the bone.
To work extremely hard.
拼命工作；勞累不堪
She worked her fingers to the bone to support her family.
He worked his fingers to the bone on the farm.
bone — 動詞
1. to take the hard pieces out of meat or fish before it is cooked or served.
剔骨
把肉或魚的骨頭取出
to take the hard pieces out of meat or fish before it is cooked or served.
The chef boned the trout before stuffing it with lemon slices.
主廚先把鱒魚剔骨，再塞入檸檬片。
bone + fish before cooking
Nadia boned the chicken on a wooden board after washing it.
Nadia 洗好雞肉後，在木砧板上替它剔骨。
bone + chicken
Please bone the sardines carefully, because the children are waiting.
請小心把沙丁魚剔骨，孩子們正等著吃。
imperative: bone + object
At the market, Omar asked the seller to bone the rabbit.
在市場裡，Omar 請賣家把兔肉剔骨。
- bone the fish
- bone the chicken
- carefully bone
文法句型
bone + fish/meat
bone + object + before cooking
用法筆記
Object is usually a fish, a bird, or a cut of meat prepared for eating. More common in recipe, butcher, and market language than in ordinary daily talk.
常見錯誤
2. a very rude slang verb for having sex with someone.
幹；打炮
粗俗地指與人性交
a very rude slang verb for having sex with someone.
In the film, a drunk soldier bragged that he had boned a waitress.
在那部電影裡，一個醉醺醺的士兵吹噓自己幹過一名女服務生。
very rude slang in reported speech
At the bar, one man asked whether Luca had boned the singer.
在酒吧裡，有人問 Luca 是否跟那位歌手打過炮。
bone + someone
The gossip site hinted that the two actors had boned after rehearsal.
那個八卦網站暗示那兩名演員排練後打過炮。
intransitive use
The comic apologized after joking that he wanted to bone his neighbor.
那名喜劇演員為了開玩笑說想幹鄰居而道歉。
- bone someone
- had boned
- wanted to bone
- have sex with
neutral description without the rude tone
- sleep with
common and less direct
- hook up with
informal and broader; it does not always mean sex
文法句型
bone + someone
have boned + someone
have boned (intransitive)
用法筆記
Very rude slang; avoid it in neutral, polite, or professional contexts. It can take a human object or appear without one when the other person is already understood.
同根字
- bony形容詞B2
- boneless形容詞B2
- debone動詞C1