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I . skeleton [ˈskelıtən] N

1. skeleton:

skeleton
骨骼 gǔgé
skeleton
骷髅 kūlóu

2. skeleton:

skeleton
(建筑物等的)框架 kuàngjià

3. skeleton:

skeleton
纲要 gāngyào

II . skeleton [ˈskelıtən] ADJ

1. skeleton:

skeleton
骨骼般的 gǔgébānde

2. skeleton:

skeleton
概略的 gàilüède
skeleton
基本的 jīběnde

skeleton [ˈskelıtən]

skeleton key N

Usage examples with skeleton

a skeleton in the cupboard
不可外扬的家丑 bùkě wàiyáng de jiāchǒu
a skeleton in the cupboard [or closet]
隐情 yǐnqíng

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In the first year of life, almost 100% of the skeleton is replaced.
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The daymark was erected the following year and consisted of a skeleton tower standing on a wooden crib.
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It features a tricyclic skeleton, a geminal dimethyl group, a tertiary methyl group, and an exocyclic methylene group.
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There is no skeleton key for these locks.
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During this and a subsequent 1999 expedition about 80% of the animal's skeleton were discovered.
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It includes most of the postcranial skeleton, including the vertebral column, ribs, limbs, and the pelvic and pectoral girdles.
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They demand to know the secret of his adamantium skeleton.
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The female skeleton also has wider and shorter breastbone and slimmer wrists.
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The skeleton comprises equiangular and equiradiate triactines and very few tetractines.
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Subsequently, four fossil skeletons were found, showing a species primitive in its skull and upper body but with relatively advanced spines and lower limbs.
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