"backbone" in Chinese (Simplified)
脊柱骨干 (比喻,支柱)
Definition
脊柱是你背部中间的骨头,也叫脊椎。它还可以指某事物最重要的部分或坚定的性格。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Backbone' 可用在解剖学上指脊柱,也常用于比喻指事物的核心、支柱或某人的毅力,常见于正式和非正式场合,如 'the backbone of the company'。注意不是拆开的 'back bone'。
Examples
The human backbone protects the spinal cord.
人的**脊柱**保护脊髓。
Fish have a backbone, but insects do not.
鱼有**脊柱**,但昆虫没有。
She broke her backbone in an accident.
她在事故中断了**脊柱**。
Teachers are the backbone of the education system.
老师是教育体系的**骨干**。
She showed real backbone when things got tough.
事情变难时,她展现了真正的**毅力**。
Local businesses are the backbone of the community.
本地企业是社区的**支柱**。