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backbone

英['bækbəʊn] 美['bækboʊn]
  • n. 脊骨;骨干;骨气;毅力
backboned
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. a central cohesive source of support and stability;

    "faith is his anchor"
    "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"
    "he is the linchpin of this firm"

  2. fortitude and determination;

    "he didn't have the guts to try it"

  3. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord;

    "the fall broke his back"

  4. the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved;

    "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"

  5. the part of a network that connects other networks together;

    "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

双语例句

1. Petty officers are the backbone of a navy.
军士是海军的骨干。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy.
农业是农村经济的基础。

来自《权威词典》

3. The wounded soldiers showed much backbone before the enemy.
受伤的士兵在敌人面前表现出了威武不屈的精神.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Agriculture used to be the economic backbone of this country.
农业曾是这个国家的经济支柱.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Standing up to bullies takes plenty of backbone.
勇敢地对付暴徒需有大无畏精神.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The backbone is an articulate structure.
      脊椎骨是一种关节相连的结构。
    2. They are the backbone of the party.
      他们是政党的骨干。
    3. These men are the backbone of the country.
      这些人是国家的中坚力量。
    4. He has no backbone.
      他没有骨气。
    5. He displayed grit and backbone in facing adversity.
      他在面对逆境和苦难时显示出刚毅和勇气。

用法讲解

courage,bravery,backbone,nerve
  • 这些名词都可表示“勇气、胆量”之意。
  • courage普通用词。指面对危险或困难时无所畏惧的精神和敢于奋斗的进取心。
  • bravery指在危险中表现出的无所畏惧精神或在逆境中仍能坚持下去的毅力。
  • backbone指性格倔强,意志坚定,有骨气,有顽强的决心去做某事。
  • nerve侧重指面临危险或在冒险的情况下具有冷静、清醒的头脑和坚定无畏的勇气。
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