| 单词 | backbone |
| 释义 | backbone —backboned, adj. —backboneless, adj. /bak"bohn'/, n. 1. Anat. the spinal column; spine. 2. strength of character; resolution. 3. something resembling a backbone in appearance, position, or function. 4. Bookbinding. a back or bound edge of a book; spine. 5. Naut. a rope running along the middle of an awning, as a reinforcement and as an object to which a supporting bridle or crowfoot may be attached. 6. Naval Archit. the central fore-and-aft assembly of the keel and keelson, giving longitudinal strength to the bottom of a vessel. [1250-1300; ME bacbon. See BACK1, BONE1] Syn. 2. firmness, decision, fortitude. |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。