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用the bare bones表达“梗概、基本要素、重要部分”

the bare bones的意思是某事或某情况的梗概、基本要素、重要部分。

  • The house was stripped to the bare bones after the tornado. All you could see were the walls and parts of the roof.
  • So far, you‘ve only given me the bare bones of what happened. I need more details to fill in the report form properly.

值得注意的是,短语close to the bone用来描述不客气的、不圆滑地或露骨地谈论关于某人或某事的真相,从而让他人感到非常不自在。

  • You shouldn‘t talk about marriage when Mary is around. It‘s too close to the bone. She has just left her husband.