backbone
英['bækbəʊn]
美['bæk'bon]
- n. 支柱；主干网；决心，毅力；脊椎
词态变化
复数: backbones;
英文词源
- backbone (n.)
- "spine," early 14c., from back (n.) + bone (n.). Figurative sense of "strength of character" is attested from 1843.
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》