Dreye權威釋義

n.

vt.

vi.

【美】【俚】苦學；考前臨時抱佛腳[（+up）]
Bred was boning up for an examination.
布里德為了迎接考試正在拼命準備。

bred in the bone

改不掉的
An unwillingness to tolerate change seems to be bred in the bone in some parts of this country.
在這個國家的某些地區一種不願容忍變革的態度似乎是改變不了的。

同義:

n.骨骼

反義:

n.「骨頭；骨質；骨骼」的反義字

同義參見:

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates.
▸ (one's bones) one's body.
the calcified material of which bones consist.
▸a thing made of a substance resembling bone, e.g. a strip of stiffening for an undergarment.
(in southern Africa) one of a set of carved dice or bones used by traditional healers in divination.

v.

bone of contention
a source of continuing disagreement.
close to the bone
(of a remark) accurate to the point of causing discomfort.
▸(of a joke or story) near the limit of decency.
cut (or pare) something to the bone
reduce something to the bare minimum.
have a bone to pick with someone
informal have reason to disagree or be annoyed with someone.
in one's bones
felt or believed deeply or instinctively.
make no bones about
have no hesitation in stating or dealing with (something unpleasant).
off (or on) the bone
(of meat or fish) having had the bones removed (or left in).
to the bone
1. (of a wound) so deep as to expose a bone.
2. (especially of cold) affecting a person in a penetrating way.
work one's fingers to the bone
work very hard.

OE bān, of Gmc origin.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》

以上來源於：《英漢醫學詞典》

以上來源於：《國家教育研究院雙語詞彙辭典(英漢)》