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单词 spineless
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
spine•less /ˈspaɪnlɪs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Zoologyhaving no spine or backbone.
  2. Zoologyhaving no spines or quills.
  3. without resolution or courage:He was a spineless coward.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
spine•less  (spīn′lis),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Zoologyhaving no spines or quills.
  2. Zoologyhaving no spine or backbone.
  3. Pathologyhaving a weak spine;
    limp.
  4. without moral force, resolution, or courage;
    feeble:a spineless, lily-livered coward.
  • spine + -less 1820–30
spine′less•ly, adv. 
spine′less•ness, n. 
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged weak, irresolute, indecisive.
    • 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged strong, resolute.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spineless /ˈspaɪnlɪs/ adj
  1. lacking a backbone; invertebrate
  2. having no spiny processes: spineless stems
  3. lacking strength of character, resolution, or courage

ˈspinelessly adv ˈspinelessness n
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