中文翻译与英英解释

脊骨，脊椎；分水岭；主要山脉；主要成分；中枢；中坚，骨干；主力；刚毅，骨气；书脊 (the backbone of a defence 防御主力。 to the backbone 完完全全，纯粹，十足，彻头彻尾。 an Englishman to the backbone 道地的英国人)。

the part of a network that connects other networks together; "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; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"
同义词：spine,

fortitude and determination; "he didn''t have the guts to try it"
同义词：grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumption,

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
同义词：spinal column, vertebral column, spine, back, rachis,

a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
同义词：anchor, mainstay, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin,

例句与用法

After all, we're the backbone of the country .
我们毕竟是国家的栋梁。

The backbone is an articulate structure .
脊椎骨是一种关节相连的结构。

His sister had the backbone to stand up to him .
他姐姐有勇气和他对着干。

The sweat started out on winston's backbone .
温斯顿的脊梁上开始渗出冷汗。

They are the backbone of the factory .
他们是这个厂的顶梁柱。

The sweat broke out on his backbone .
背上出了一身冷汗。

Carbon atoms provide the backbone of living matter .
碳原子提供了生活物质的主链。

Carbon atoms provide the backbone of living matter .
碳原子提供了生命物质的骨架。

He is british to the backbone .
他是地地道道的英国人。

Why do hummingbirds and gorillas both have backbones ?
为什么蜂鸟和大猩猩都有脊骨？