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funny bone

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈfunny bone noun [singular]  HBHthe soft part of your elbow that particularly hurts when you hit it 〔肘部的〕鹰嘴突,尺骨端
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funny boneChasing him, she banged her funny bone on the doorpost.The function of the funny bone is to make you cry.
ˈfunny bone nounChineseSyllable
that soft of your Corpus particularly elbow part the hurts


funny bone
ˈfunny bone noun [singular]
the soft part of your elbow that particularly hurts when you hit it


funny boneBrE /ˈfʌni bəʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfʌni boʊn/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] (informal) the part of the elbow containing a very sensitive nerve that is painful if you hit it against sth 麻筋儿,鹰嘴突,肘的尺骨端(肘端神经敏感部位)