bone
gb/bˈoʊn/ us/bˈoʊn/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 2000
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
1
Hard skeletal structure
A hard part inside the body that helps form the shape and support of animals and people.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] breaks [a bone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'bone' with 'joint', but a joint is where two bones meet, not the bone itself.
Συνώνυμα
osseous tissue (A more technical, medical term for bone)
Αντώνυμα
cartilage (A softer connective tissue in the body, in contrast to hard bone)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
break a bone
|bone fracture
|human bone
|bone marrow
|bone density
Θέματα
anatomy
|health
|biology
|body
|animals
|science
Παραδείγματα
- He broke a bone in his arm during the game.
- The human body has over 200 bones.
- Calcium is important for healthy bones.
- The dog buried a bone in the backyard.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I broke a bone in my leg.
- Bones are hard inside the body.
- The dog is chewing a bone.
- We have many bones in our body.
Ουσιαστικό
informal
B1
entity
2
Essential core element
The most important or main parts of something.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
the bones of [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners may think 'bones' here means physical bones; it's figurative for structure or main parts.
Συνώνυμα
core (Refers to the central or most important part)
Αντώνυμα
details (Details are the small parts, as opposed to the essential structure)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
the bones of the story
|strip down to the bones
|bare bones
Θέματα
metaphor
|structure
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The bones of the plan are solid, but we need more detail.
- She explained the bones of the story before going into specifics.
- This report gives you the bare bones of the situation.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I told her the bones of my idea.
- We learned the bones of the story.
- This is just the bare bones of my plan.
Ρήμα
B2
action
3
Remove bones from food
To take bones out of meat or fish.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to bone [meat/fish]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners might confuse 'bone' (verb) with 'debone'; both mean the same, but 'debone' is more common in professional cooking terms.
Συνώνυμα
debone (A more technical or culinary term for removing bones)
Αντώνυμα
leave whole (Keeping meat or fish with bones in)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
bone a chicken
|bone the fish
|boned meat
Θέματα
cooking
|food preparation
|food_drink
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- She boned the chicken before roasting it.
- I need to bone this fish for dinner.
- The chef showed us how to bone a duck.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I will bone the fish before we eat.
- He boned the chicken for soup.
- The cook boned the meat.
Ουσιαστικό
A1
entity
4
Bone as animal treat/toy
A piece of bone for a dog to chew.
Συνώνυμα
chew toy (for dogs) (Synthetic version of a chewable item for pets)
Αντώνυμα
kibble (Small dry pet food pieces, not a large chewable object)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
dog bone
|chew bone
Θέματα
pets
|daily life
|animals
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- The dog was happily chewing on a bone.
- I bought a big bone for my puppy.
- He gave the dog a leftover steak bone.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The dog has a bone.
- I gave my dog a big bone.
- My dog likes chewing a bone.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
bone
IPA
GB/bˈoʊn/
US/bˈoʊn/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
bone (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (bone)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: bone
- Plural: bone, bones
Verb
- Base: bone
- 3rd Person Singular: bones
- Present Participle: boning
- Past: boned
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
bones
noun
boning
verb
boned
verb
Core family
bony
adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
boneless
adjective
Advanced or less common
debone
verb
Εκφράσεις
to feel it in your bones
1/tə fˈil ˈɪt ˈɪn jˈʊɹ bˈoʊnz/
idiom
informal
Sense something without proof
To be sure something will happen or is true, even if you have no proof.
Παραδείγματα
- I can feel it in my bones that we're going to win.
- She felt it in her bones that he was lying.
to make no bones about [something]
1/tə mˈeɪk nˈoʊ bˈoʊnz əbˈaʊt sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
informal
Speak openly without hesitation
To say something in a direct and honest way, without trying to hide your feelings or opinion.
Παραδείγματα
- She made no bones about her dislike for the new policy.
- I'll make no bones about it: I think this is a bad idea.
to work your fingers to the bone
1/tə wˈɚk jˈʊɹ fˈɪŋɡɚz tə ðə bˈoʊn/
idiom
informal
Work extremely hard until exhausted
To work very hard for a long time until you are very tired.
Παραδείγματα
- She worked her fingers to the bone to provide for her family.
- They worked their fingers to the bone to finish the project on time.
bare bones
1/bˈɛɹ bˈoʊnz/
idiom
Only basic essential parts
Only the most important parts, with nothing extra.
Παραδείγματα
- The report gives only the bare bones of what happened.
- We need more than just the bare bones of an idea.
bare bones
2/bˈɛɹ bˈoʊnz/
idiom
only the basic structure
The most simple, basic form of something, with all extra details removed.
Παραδείγματα
- The report gives only the bare bones of the new policy.
- We need more than the bare bones of an idea before we invest.
- He lives a bare-bones lifestyle to save money.