backbone

['bækbəun]

n.脊骨, 骨干, 骨气, 毅力

n.

1. 脊骨, 脊柱[C]

2. 主(山)脉, 干脉

3. 支柱; 骨干; 基础[the S]

Agriculture used to be the economic backbone of this country.

农业曾是这个国家的经济支柱。

4. 骨气; 坚毅, 毅力[U]

Standing up to bullies takes plenty of backbone.

勇敢地对付暴徒需有大无畏精神。

词形变化

形容词: backboned |

词义辨析

同义:

n.脊柱, 脊骨

spine  vertebrae  spinal column

n.正直, 刚毅, 品质

character  integrity  manhood  manliness  quality

n.决心, 耐力

resolve  resolution  resoluteness  endurance  stamina  fortitude  pluck

n.勇气, 气概, 无畏

courage  mettle  guts  valour  daring  intrepidity  strength  spunk  grit  

同义参见:

skeleton  determination  back  confidence  

英英释义

名词 backbone:

a central cohesive source of support and stability

同义词：anchor, mainstay, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin

fortitude and determination

同义词：grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

同义词：spinal column, vertebral column, spine, back, rachis

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

同义词：spine

the part of a network that connects other networks together

短语词组

to the backbone

1. 完全地

He is honest to the backbone.

他是绝对诚实的。

补充

backbonebackbone英:[ˈbækbəun] 美:[ˈbækˌbon]n.1.脊骨, 脊柱2.骨干, 支柱, 主力, 中坚3.骨气; 毅力

例句

1. He's the backbone of the organization.他是这个组织的骨干。 2. The small business people of Britain are the economic backbone of the nation.小企业经营者是英国的经济支柱。 3. He has no backbone.他没骨气。 4. He doesn't have the backbone to do it.他没有勇气做这件事。 5. these firms are the backbone of our industrial sector.这些公司是我们产业部门的支柱。 6. he has enough backbone to see us through this difficulty.他有足够的毅力帮我们渡过这个难关。 7. Agriculture is the backbone of the country's economy.农业是该国经济的支柱。 8. She is the backbone of the family.她是这个家里的顶梁柱。 9. He showed some backbone by refusing to compromise his values.他有点骨气，不肯放弃自己的价值观。