英语词源
- bones (n.)
- plural of bone (n.). As a colloquial way to say "dice," it is attested from late 14c. As a nickname for a surgeon, it dates to 1887, short for sawbones. To make bones about something (mid-15c.) refers to bones found in soup, etc., as an obstacle to being swallowed. To feel something in one's bones "have a presentiment" is 1867, American English.
权威例句
- 1. Some of them make no bones about their political views.
- 他们中的一些人坦率地表达了自己的政治观点。
- 2. Her sallow skin was drawn tightly across the bones of her face.
- 她那蜡黄的皮肤紧紧地包着脸上的骨头。
- 3. X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones.
- X光片证实他没有骨折。
- 4. You can hear the saw as it cuts through the bones.
- 你能听到锯子锯进骨头里的声音。
- 5. Ask the butcher for soup bones (marrow bones are best).
- 跟肉铺老板要煲汤用的骨头（最好是髓骨）。