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    skeleton key

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    ˈskeleton key noun [countable]  TOPENa key made to open a number of different locks 万能钥匙
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    skeleton key• Alexander Rokovssky carefully inserted a skeleton key, and slowly turned it.
    ˈskeleton key nounChineseSyllable
    open different to of a number key a locks Corpus made


    skeleton key
    ˈskeleton key noun [countable]
    a key made to open a number of different locks


    skeleton keyBrE /ˈskelɪtn kiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskelɪtn kiː/ 🔊 nouna key that will open several different locks 万能钥匙