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crossbones

/kraws-bohnz, kros-/US // ˈkrɔsˌboʊnz, ˈkrɒs- //UK // (ˈkrɒsˌbəʊnz) //

叉骨,十字架,骨头,十字星

Definitions

n.名词(复数) plural noun
  1. 1
    • : a representation of two bones placed crosswise, usually below a skull, to symbolize death.

Examples

  • Visitors arrive to the park at the Ugab River and are welcomed by gates bearing two skull and crossbones.

  • Also on tap for midseason: Crossbones and comedies About a Boy and The Family Guide.

  • Crossbones by Nuruddin Farah A gripping fictional look into the horrors and chaos of Somalia.

  • And will you obey any command given you during the next week by any illustrious member of Skull and Crossbones?

  • The gruesome skulls and crossbones, carved over its gateway, are a dismal reminder of the horrors of that time.

  • Whence come these churchyard scourings, these skulls and crossbones set up on end?

  • Strange old stones they were, of gray slate, etched with forbidding symbols of skulls and crossbones.

  • When Shagarach stepped from the car on his way to meet Mr. Skull-and-Crossbones he found that he was early.