| 释义 |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | backbone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (anatomy: spine) (解剖) | 脊椎
jǐ zhuī | | | Carrie broke her backbone when she fell down the stairs. | | | 凯莉从楼梯摔下来时摔断了她的脊椎。 | | backbone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (determination, courage) (比喻) | 骨干 ， 支柱
| | | It takes backbone to confront your boss. | | | 与老板对质是需要勇气的。 | backbone of [sth],
[sth]'s backbone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative ([sth/sb] that supports) | 主心骨
| | | | 支柱
zhī zhù | | | | 中坚力量
| | | Jerry is the backbone of this office; it would never succeed without him. | | | 杰瑞是办公室的主心骨，没有他是无法成功的。 | | | | 其他翻译 | | backbone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (computer network) (计算机网络) | 主干网
zhǔ gàn wǎng | | | All of the offices in this building are connected to the backbone. |
Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: backbone [ 'b[+ae]kb&un] n 1 [c] 脊椎骨 jīzhuīgǔ [条 tiáo] 2 [u] (=courage) 骨气(氣) gǔqì 3 [s] (=key person) 中坚(堅) zhōngjiān 在这些条目还发现'backbone'： 在英文解释里： chine - invertebrate - spinal column - spine 中文： 中坚 - 支柱 - 脊 - 骨干 |