Backbone
[ 'bæk'bon ]
第4级
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n. 脊梁骨，脊椎;分水岭;支柱;决心，毅力;
💡 词根助记
back靠背 + bone骨骼 → n. 支柱；主干网；决心，毅力；脊椎
📝 例句
Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy.
农业是农村经济的基础。
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
backbone
n
1 [C] line of bones down the middle of the back from the skull to the hips; spine; spinal column 椎骨; 脊柱; 脊椎. =>illus at skeleton 见skeleton之插图.
2 [sing] (fig 比喻) chief support 中坚; 栋梁
Such people are the backbone of the country. 这样的人是国家的栋梁.
3 [U] (fig 比喻) strength; firmness 力气; 坚定性
He has no backbone, ie lacks stamina, perseverance, strength of character, etc. 他没有脊梁骨（缺少体力、毅力、坚强的性格等）.
4 (idm 习语) to the `backbone thoroughly 彻底地.
🔁 扩展释义
*['bækbәun]n. 脊椎, 志气, 骨干, 支柱【计】 主干网, 主干网点【化】 主链【医】 脊柱相关词组: to the backbone
🏥 医学释义
脊柱，骨架
📖 同为「公共英语」词汇
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If we buy the smaller one, the IBM PC386, we might have to change it in a few years' time for a bigger one.
如果我们买一台较小的IBM386的话，过几年可能就得换一台较大的机子。
No, I'm afraid I'm not.
不，恐怕我来不了了。
What jobs do women do in Britain?
在英国，妇女们都干些什么工作？