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.
