| 释义 |
bone BrE /bəʊn/
NAmE /boʊn/► SEE ALLbone idlea bone of contentionclose to/near the bonecut, pare, etc. sth to the bonehave a bone to pick with sbnot have a…bone in your bodythrow sb a bonechill sb to the bone/marrow(as) dry as a bonework your fingers to the bonebe (all/just/nothing but) skin and bone(s)
●ˌbone ˈidle (BrE, informal) (of a person 人) very lazy 非常懒；懒到极点◆The family consists of Vera, her intensely irritating husband and her two bone idle sons.
这一家子分别是薇拉、她招人烦的老公以及她的两个懒儿子。●a bone of conˈtentiona matter about which there is a lot of disagreement 争议的焦点◆The interpretation of this painting has long been a bone of contention among art historians.
对这幅画的解释长久以来一直是艺术史学家争论不休的问题。●close to/near the ˈbone (informal) likely to offend or upset sb because, for example, a remark contains elements of truth （话语）过于直率，不留情面◆Some of the things she said to him about his failure to find work were a bit close to the bone.
关于他找不到工作的事情，她对他说的有些话太直白了。●cut, pare, etc. sth to the ˈbonereduce sth to the point where no further reduction is possible 尽量缩减；减少到最低限度◆We have cut the costs of the business to the bone, but they are still too high for us to make any profit.
我们已尽可能地缩减了公司的开支，可是成本还是太高，赚不了什么钱。●have a ˈbone to pick with sb (informal) have sth that you want to complain to sb about 要跟某人讲理；要跟某人抱怨；要挑某人的不是◆Here, I’ve got a bone to pick with you: why did you tell David I wasn’t at home when he phoned?
听着，我要跟你讲讲理：戴维打电话的时候你为什么告诉他我不在家？●not have a…bone in your bodyhave none of the quality mentioned 没有某种品性◆She was honest and hard-working, and didn’t have an unkind bone in her body.
她诚实又肯干，为人非常善良。●throw sb a ˈbonegive sb a small part of what they want as a way of showing that you want to help or because you feel sympathy for them 分一点好处给某人；施以小惠◆The government threw a bone to environmentalists by acknowledging the need for cleaner energy.informal)
政府给环保主义者以小恩小惠，承认有必要使用更清洁的能源。 (NAmE, ◆Throw me a bone here! (= give me a little help)
帮我一下吧！●chill sb to the ˈbone/ˈmarrowfrighten sb very much 吓坏某人◆His threat chilled her to the bone.他的威胁把她吓坏了。 NOTE Marrow is a soft substance that fills the hollow parts of bones. * marrow 指骨髓。 ●(as) dry as a ˈbonevery dry 十分干燥；干透的●work your ˌfingers to the ˈbone (informal) work very hard 拼老命干；不停手地干◆It’s not fair — I work my fingers to the bone all day and then I have to cook and clean in the evenings.这不公平。我白天拼命工作，晚上还得做饭，打扫卫生。●be (all/just/nothing but) skin and ˈbone(s) (informal) be very or too thin 瘦得皮包骨；瘦骨嶙峋◆After two years in prison, he was nothing but skin and bone.在监狱里呆了两年，他瘦得只剩一把骨头。 |