skull
noun [ C ] uk/skʌl/ us/skʌl/
C2 头（盖）骨，颅骨
the bones of the head that surround the brain and give the head its shape
The soldiers discovered a pile of human skulls and bones. 士兵们发现了一堆人的头盖骨和尸骨。
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- She fractured her skull in the accident.
- The bones of the skull are not properly fused at birth.
- The ancient skull of Peking Man has been pieced together from fragments.
- The biggest of the bones looked like a piece of skull.
- You could see the old man's skull beneath his skin.
Idiom
get something into your (thick) skullidiom informal 很难理解
to understand something with difficulty
Has he got the truth into his thick skull yet? 他还没有弄明白真实情况？