名詞 skeleton:

1. something reduced to its minimal form
2. a scandal that is kept secret
   同義詞：skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard
3. the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
   同義詞：skeletal system, frame, systema skeletale
4. the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
   同義詞：skeletal frame, frame, underframe

1. Death is often shown in pictures as a human skeleton.
   死神常被畫成骷髏。
2. He is reduced almost to a skeleton.
   他瘦得幾乎變成了一個骨頭架子。
3. People cheered when the57,000-ton steel skeleton was topped out in33 weeks-12 days ahead of schedule.
   當(dāng)這座建筑物的５７, ０００噸重的鋼骨在３３周內(nèi)——比原計劃提前１２天——完成時，人們歡欣鼓舞。
4. I've written the skeleton of my report, but I have to fill in the details.
   我已寫出報告的梗概，但我必須補充細節(jié)。