backbone

英 [ˈbækbəʊn]

美 [ˈbækboʊn]

n.  脊梁骨; 脊柱; 支柱; 骨干; 基础; 毅力; 骨气

复数：backbones　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9598 / COCA.9733

同义词辨析

determinationbackbone【导航词义：决心，胆识】

牛津词典

noun

• 脊梁骨；脊柱
  the row of small bones that are connected together down the middle of the back
• 支柱；骨干；基础
  the most important part of a system, an organization, etc. that gives it support and strength
  1. Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy.
     农业是农村经济的基础。
• 毅力；骨气
  the strength of character that you need to do sth difficult
  1. He doesn't have the backbone to face the truth.
     他没有面对现实的勇气。

柯林斯词典

• 脊柱
  Yourbackboneis the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.
• N-SING 中坚力量；骨干；支柱
  Thebackboneof an organization or system is the part of it that gives it its main strength.
  1. The small business people of Britain are the economic backbone of the nation.
     英国的小商人是国家经济的支柱。
• N-UNCOUNT 骨气；勇气
  If you say that someone has nobackbone, you think they do not have the courage to do things which need to be done.
  1. You might be taking drastic measures and you've got to have the backbone to do that.
     你也许要采取极端的措施，你必须有勇气那么做。

英英释义

noun

• the part of a network that connects other networks together
  1. the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic
• the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
  1. the title and author were printed on the spine of the book
  Synonym:spine
• fortitude and determination
  1. he didn't have the guts to try it
  Synonym:gritgutsmoxiesandgumption
• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
  1. the fall broke his back
  Synonym:spinal columnvertebral columnspinebackrachis
• a central cohesive source of support and stability
  1. faith is his anchor
  2. the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
  3. he is the linchpin of this firm
  Synonym:anchormainstaykeystonelinchpinlynchpin

双语例句

• We Chinese have backbone.
  我们中国人是有骨气的。
• You might be taking drastic measures and you've got to have the backbone to do that.
  你也许要采取极端的措施，你必须有勇气那么做。
• Together, Symbian and MeeGo will form the backbone of our Mobile Solutions unit.
  Symbian和MeeGo将一起组成我们移动解决方案部门的核心。
• Because we are the backbone of society.
  因为我们是社会的中坚。
• This paper designs a P2P based hybrid collaborative model, which combines local delivery tree and structured backbone network.
  文章设计了一种基于双层混合式P2P模型的协同架构，结合了本地组的传送树结构和结构化骨干网结构。
• Petty officers are the backbone of a navy.
  军士是海军的骨干。
• Today, most premises networks are installed with multimode fiber in the building backbone and campus backbone segments.
  今天，许多建筑网络在楼宇主干网和园区主干网部分使用多模光纤安装。
• Listing 2 shows an example of a Backbone router.
  清单2展示了一个Backbone路由器示例。
• To meet this challenge, automation and process have become the backbone of distinguished service levels.
  为了迎接这项挑战，自动化和业务程序已经成为杰出服务水平的支柱。
• Java technology and COM are the two backbone technologies in the world of component-based architecture today.
  Java技术和COM是当今基于组件架构世界中的两大骨干技术。