skeleton
美[ˈskɛlɪtn] adj.骨骼的；骨瘦如柴的；概略的；基本的
网络骨架；骨骼系统；骨；轮廓
1 . A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on.
留下了20名骨干人员。
来自柯林斯例句
2 . The skeleton consists of differently shaped bones held together by ligaments.
人体骨架是由依靠韧带连接的形状相异的骨头构成。
来自柯林斯例句
3 . Only a skeleton staff remains to show anyone interested around the site.
只有一小部分必需的工作人员留在那里，带有兴趣的人参观遗址。
来自柯林斯例句
4 . The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.
人的骨骼由206块骨头组成。
来自《权威词典》
5 . The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.
这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨.
来自《简明英汉词典》
1.something reduced to its minimal form;
the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self
2.a scandal that is kept secret;
there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet
3.the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
4.the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape;
the building has a steel skeleton