"skeleton" in Chinese (Simplified)
骨骼骷髅
Definition
骨骼是支撑人或动物身体的内部骨头结构，有时也指某事物的基础结构或简化形式。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
除了字面上指骨骼，日常常用于比喻，比如“骨架结构”（指基本框架）、“骨干人员”（最少人员），也用在“家丑”（skeleton in the closet）等表达里。
Examples
The human skeleton has 206 bones.
人体的**骨骼**有206块骨头。
The museum has a dinosaur skeleton on display.
博物馆展出了一个恐龙**骨骼**。
A fish's skeleton is different from a human's.
鱼的**骨骼**和人的不同。
Our team is working with a skeleton staff during the holidays.
假期我们只用**骨干人员**工作。
They just built the skeleton of the new stadium for now.
他们现在只建好了新体育场的**骨架**。
He’s got a few skeletons in his closet he doesn’t want to talk about.
他有一些不愿提起的**家丑**。