backbone

英 ['b?kb??n] 美['b?k'bon]
  • n. 支柱；主干網(wǎng)；決心，毅力；脊椎
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詞態(tài)變化

復(fù)數(shù):?backbones;

英文詞源

backbone (n.)
"spine," early 14c., from back (n.) + bone (n.). Figurative sense of "strength of character" is attested from 1843.

雙語例句

1. Petty officers are the backbone of a navy.
軍士是海軍的骨干。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy.
農(nóng)業(yè)是農(nóng)村經(jīng)濟(jì)的基礎(chǔ)。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

3. The wounded soldiers showed much backbone before the enemy.
受傷的士兵在敵人面前表現(xiàn)出了威武不屈的精神.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Agriculture used to be the economic backbone of this country.
農(nóng)業(yè)曾是這個國家的經(jīng)濟(jì)支柱.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Standing up to bullies takes plenty of backbone.
勇敢地對付暴徒需有大無畏精神.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》