"skeleton crew" 怎么发音
expression
ˈskɛɫətən/ /ˈkɹu
SKEL-uh-tuhn KROO
skˈɛlɪtən/ /kɹˈuː
SKEL-i-tuhn kroo
释义
A skeleton crew is the smallest number of people needed to keep something, like a business or operation, running.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈskɛɫətən/ /ˈkɹu
英式英语
skˈɛlɪtən/ /kɹˈuː
简化发音
美式
SKEL-uh-tuhn KROO
英式
SKEL-i-tuhn kroo
语境中听
During the holiday, the store operated with a skeleton crew.
Hospitals sometimes have a skeleton crew at night.
The factory ran with a skeleton crew during the strike.
Because of the snowstorm, only a skeleton crew made it into the office today.