bones

名词 bones:

1. a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
   同义词：castanets, clappers, finger cymbals, maraca

名词 bone:

1. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
   同义词：bone, os
2. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made
   同义词：bone, osseous tissue
3. a shade of white the color of bleached bones
   同义词：bone, ivory, pearl, off-white

动词 bone:

1. study intensively, as before an exam
   同义词：cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone
2. remove the bones from
   同义词：bone, debone

1. He was all skin and bones.
   他瘦得皮包骨。
2. There were only a few dry bones left, bleached by the sun.
   只留下一些被太阳晒得泛白的枯骨。
3. The night air chilled his bones.
   夜间的寒气使他感到冰冷彻骨。
4. Crushed bones make one of the best fertilizers.
   碎骨是最好的肥料之一。
5. Primitive man made himself primitive tools from sharp stones and animal bones.
   原始人用尖石块和兽骨为自己制作原始的工具。
6. The branch of anatomy that deals with the structure and function of bones.
   骨骼学研究骨的结构和功能的解剖学的分支
7. Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones.
   骨瘦如柴的身材又细又瘦，骨骼突出的
8. Calcium is beneficial to our bones.
   钙对我们的骨骼有益。