| 释义 |
backbone | BrE ˈbakbəʊn, AmE ˈbækˌboʊn | noun ① countable (spine) (of person, animal) 脊柱 jǐzhù ; (of fish) 脊骨 jǐgǔ ② countable (central ridge) 主山脊 zhǔshānjǐ ③ countable US (of book) 书脊 shūjǐ ④ countable figurative (strong feature) 支柱 zhīzhù ▸ to be the backbone of … 是…的中坚/基础 ⑤ uncountable figurative (courage) 胆量 dǎnliàng ; (perseverance) 毅力 yìlì ▸ to have the backbone to do sth 有胆量做某事 ⑥ countable Computing 网络中枢 wǎngluò zhōngshū |