bony

Word family adjectivebonedbonelessbonynounbonerboninessbone chinabonefishboneheadbonesetbonesetterboneshakerboneyardbone

Related topics: Food

bon·y /ˈbəʊni $ ˈboʊ-/ adjectiveadj

1 THIN PERSONsomeone or part of their body that is bony is very thin 骨瘦如柴的，瘦得皮包骨的

She had a bony intelligent face.

她的脸很瘦，看来很聪明。

He was tall and bony.

他很高，而且瘦骨嶙峋。

2. DFbony meat or fish contains a lot of small bones 〔肉或鱼〕多骨的

3. HBAa part of an animal that is bony consists mostly of bone 〔动物身体部位〕多骨的，骨质的

Examples from the Corpus

bony• The trigger, which gives the fish its name, is the leading ray of its dorsal fin which has become bony.• I shook hands with her, startled how bony and warm her hand felt in mine.• When I picked up the cat it felt as bony as a skeleton.• Kinsit, a naturally small woman with a thin, bony face, found gaining weight difficult.• Now that she was older, Jean's bony fingers and wrists were too small for her jewelry.• bony fingers• In the center, a woman I had never seen before began stroking a deck of cards with bony hands.• Something gurgled in Ma Katz's throat, and the dead woman collapsed in a bony heap.• She was frail and bony, her hands looking as clumsy as gardening gloves on her narrow wrists.• Five or six sparrows instantly alighted on my arms and head, gripping my skin with their bony little claws.• The fused, bony plates that protect their soft parts make them well-nigh invulnerable.• The organ most at risk is the brain, being enclosed within a rigid bony shell.

词汇	bony
释义	bony Word family adjectivebonedbonelessbonynounbonerboninessbone chinabonefishboneheadbonesetbonesetterboneshakerboneyardbone Related topics: Food bon·y /ˈbəʊni $ ˈboʊ-/ adjectiveadj 1 THIN PERSONsomeone or part of their body that is bony is very thin 骨瘦如柴的，瘦得皮包骨的 She had a bony intelligent face. 她的脸很瘦，看来很聪明。 He was tall and bony. 他很高，而且瘦骨嶙峋。 2. DFbony meat or fish contains a lot of small bones 〔肉或鱼〕多骨的 3. HBAa part of an animal that is bony consists mostly of bone 〔动物身体部位〕多骨的，骨质的 Examples from the Corpus bony• The trigger, which gives the fish its name, is the leading ray of its dorsal fin which has become bony.• I shook hands with her, startled how bony and warm her hand felt in mine.• When I picked up the cat it felt as bony as a skeleton.• Kinsit, a naturally small woman with a thin, bony face, found gaining weight difficult.• Now that she was older, Jean's bony fingers and wrists were too small for her jewelry.• bony fingers• In the center, a woman I had never seen before began stroking a deck of cards with bony hands.• Something gurgled in Ma Katz's throat, and the dead woman collapsed in a bony heap.• She was frail and bony, her hands looking as clumsy as gardening gloves on her narrow wrists.• Five or six sparrows instantly alighted on my arms and head, gripping my skin with their bony little claws.• The fused, bony plates that protect their soft parts make them well-nigh invulnerable.• The organ most at risk is the brain, being enclosed within a rigid bony shell.
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