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skull

noun
 
🔊/skʌl/
🔊/skʌl/
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  1.  
    the bone structure that forms the head and surrounds and protects the brain颅骨；头（盖）骨
     synonym cranium
    • a fractured skull破裂的颅骨
    • the angel of death with his grinning skull咧嘴微笑的死神骷髅头
    Topics Bodyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • human
    • thick
    • thin
    • …
    verb + skull
    • crack
    • fracture
    • crush
    • …
    skull + noun
    • fracture
    phrases
    • a fracture of the skull
    • a fracture to the skull
    • suffer a fractured skull
    • …
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  2.  
    (informal) the head or the brain脑袋；脑子；脑瓜
    • Her skull was crammed with too many thoughts.她脑瓜子里想法太多。🔊🔊
    • (informal) When will he get it into his thick skull that I never want to see him again!那笨头笨脑的家伙什么时候才能明白我再也不想见他了！🔊🔊
    • The soldiers' hair was cropped close to the skull.士兵们的头发剪得很短，紧贴头皮。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English scolle; of unknown origin; compare with Old Norse skoltr.