
adv. 到极点;彻骨地
It has survived by cutting its costs to the bone.
把成本降到最低,它才撑了过来。
His threats chilled her to the bone.
他的威胁使她不寒而栗。
Their loss was partly due to a vicious price war between manufacturers that has cut margins to the bone.
他们的亏损部分是因为制造商之间把利润空间削减到了极点的一场恶性价格战。
Much good, he said bitterly, my wearing myself to the bone trying to be funny in this house.
“有什么好,”他辛酸地说,“我把自己累坏了,试着在这座房子里逗大家开心。”
The cold wind chills one to the bone.
寒风刺骨。
"To the bone" 是一个英语短语,主要包含以下两层含义:
字面意义
指物理层面触及骨骼,例如:
比喻意义
强调事物被削减或感受到的极致程度:
语源补充
该短语与“bone”(骨骼)的坚硬和核心属性相关。英语中“bone”本身可象征事物的本质(如短语“bare bones”表示核心内容),而中文“彻骨”在古诗中多用于形容极致的寒冷或情感(如陆游诗句)。
解释: 彻底地,完全地,极其地。
例句:
She was soaked to the bone after walking in the rain for hours. (她在雨中行走几个小时后湿透了。)
The criticism cut me to the bone. (那批评让我深受打击。)
用法: 通常作状语使用。
近义词: completely, thoroughly, entirely
反义词: superficially, partially
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