🇬🇧🇨🇳 skeleton - 骨骼 : English Lesson

Meaning of "skeleton" ("骨骼"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A skeleton is the strong, bony framework that supports the body of a human or an animal. It's like the body's internal scaffolding, holding everything up and protecting important organs like your brain and heart. Without a skeleton, we'd all be wobbly piles of jelly!

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The skeleton in science class waved at me. Guess who's hiding in the closet now?

I dressed up as a skeleton for Halloween and scared myself in the mirror!

I challenged a skeleton to a staring contest. I lost. It has no eyelids.

I brought a skeleton to school. He didn’t say much, but he rattled with excitement.

Sharks don’t have bones in their skeletons—they’re made of cartilage (the bendy stuff in your nose)!

At the fair a boy finds a plastic skeleton on a table. He puts the skeleton under his shirt and stands tall like a skeleton. The skeleton has long white bones. He walks and the shirt keeps the shape of the skeleton bones. His sister laughs and hugs him. The boy smiles — the skeleton makes them both look silly.

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This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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