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skull

/skuhl/US // skʌl //UK // (skʌl) //

头骨,骷髅头,头颅,颅骨

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head.
    • : the head as the center of knowledge and understanding; mind: to get literature's great ideas through our skulls.
    • : Armor. the part of a helmet that covers the top of the head.

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Examples

  • Anthropologists reported in 2017 that most of these are from skulls, and that some are carved with grooves and holes in a way that suggests intact skulls were once hung up for display.

  • From there, they stomped my face into the curb and then proceeded to kick me in the head so the back of my skull smashed into the curb.

  • Musk envisions an outpatient therapy where a robot can simultaneously remove a piece of the skull, sew the electrodes in, and replace the missing skull piece with the device.

  • “In a lot of ways,” Musk said, “It’s kind of like a Fitbit in your skull, with tiny wires.”

  • Elon Musk gave a peek at his brain computing startup, Neuralink, on Friday by showing off a surgically implanted electrical device in the skull of a living pig that broadcast the animal’s brain activity.

  • Reprinted by permission of Soft Skull Press, an imprint of Counterpoint.

  • He fell 40 feet and fractured his skull, hip, and nose, and lay there motionless.

  • Katniss walks through mountains of skeletons, at one point recoiling in horror as she inadvertently steps on a skull.

  • He subsequently told the Post that it was clear he had killed bin Laden because his skull was split open.

  • The calavera, or decorated skull, is an archetype of Mexican popular culture.

  • He aimed at the yawning hippopotamus and fired, hitting it on the skull, but at such an angle that the ball glanced off.

  • When he picked himself up, he saw something that knocked all ideas of picture taking out of his thick skull.

  • Their feet were all placed towards the east, and in the skull of one was found the iron head of a spear.

  • The elephant, as is well known, is easily vulnerable in one spot only,—the middle of the skull.

  • It was in perfect condition and looked as if the skull had only recently been removed from it.