"skeletons" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 骨架
• 骨骼

Definition

“skeleton”的复数形式：指支撑人体或动物身体的骨骼结构。也可比喻指某人过去隐藏的秘密或问题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多个身体时用复数。比喻用法常见于表达“skeletons in the closet”，表示隐藏的秘密。字面用法在科学、万圣节和博物馆常见。

Examples

There are two skeletons in the science classroom.

科学教室里有两个**骨架**。

The museum has ancient skeletons on display.

博物馆里展出了古代**骨架**。

Human skeletons are made up of many bones.

人类**骨架**由许多骨头组成。

We all have some skeletons we'd rather keep hidden.

我们每个人都有一些想要隐藏的**秘密**（骨架）。

The detectives found animal skeletons buried in the garden.

侦探在花园里发现了动物的**骨骼**。

During Halloween, people decorate their houses with plastic skeletons.

万圣节时，人们用塑料**骨架**装饰房子。