spine 详细解释
spine
[spain]
n.脊柱, 脊椎, 书脊, 尖刺
n.
1. 脊柱, 脊椎[C]
His spine developed a slight curve.
他的脊柱有点弯曲。
2. (动、植物的)刺, 针[C]
a cactus with red spines
长着红刺的仙人掌
3. 似脊隆起的地带[C]
The land is flat and marshy before rising to a spine of low hills.
这一带地形平坦而多沼泽, 再往远去地势隆起, 形成矮山陵地。
4. 书脊[C]
5. 骨气, 勇气[U]
He has spine and starch.
他有骨气, 有热情。
词形变化
形容词比较级: spindlier | 形容词最高级: spindliest |
词义辨析
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英英释义
名词 spine:
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
同义词：spinal column, vertebral column, backbone, back, rachis
any sharply pointed projection
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
同义词：thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet
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：backbone
a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
补充
spinespine英:[spain] 美:[spaɪn]n.1.脊柱; 脊椎He sustained an injury to his spine when he fell off his horse.他从马上摔下来, 伤了脊梁骨。2.(动植物的)刺, 刺毛3.书脊例句
1. He has no spine.他没有骨气。 2. They're the spine of the team.他们是团队的中坚力量。 3. players who will form the spine of our side.将成为我们队主力的运动员。 4. Puerto Rico's mountainous spine.波多黎各山区的主脉。 5. [in combination]broken-spined paperbacks.书脊烂掉的皮装本书。 6. Porcupines use their spines to protect themselves.豪猪用刺来保护自己。 7. This X-ray shows her spine.这张X光照片照出了她的脊柱。 8. Hedgehogs are covered with spines.刺猬浑身长满了刺。 9. cactus spines仙人掌刺 10. They lack the spine to do what needs to be done.他们缺乏勇气去完成需要做的事情。 11. Stack the books so that all the spines are facing the same way.把这些书按书脊朝同一面摞好。 12. Her performance of the national anthem sent a chill up my spine. [=her performance was thrilling and emotional]她的国歌演奏令我振奋。 13. The very thought of what those people did sends a shiver down my spine. [=scares me]一想到那些人的所作所为我就不寒而栗。 14. A (cold) shiver ran down my spine when I heard his voice.听到他的声音，我打了个（冷）颤。