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单词 backboneless
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
back•bone /ˈbækˌboʊn/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Anatomy[countable] the spinal column;
    spine.
  2. [uncountable] strength of character.
  3. [countable] the main strength or support of something:The small farmer was the backbone of the republic.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
back•bone  (bakbōn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anatomythe spinal column;
    spine.
  2. strength of character;
    resolution.
  3. something resembling a backbone in appearance, position, or function.
  4. Printing[Bookbinding.]a back or bound edge of a book;
    spine.
  5. Nautical, Naval Termsa 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 Termsthe central fore-and-aft assembly of the keel and keelson, giving longitudinal strength to the bottom of a vessel.
  • Middle English bacbon. See back1, bone1 1250–1300
backboned′, adj. 
backbone′less, adj. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged firmness, decision, fortitude.

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