backbone
backbone
noun
noun
- the series of vertebrae in a person or animal, extending from the skull to the pelvis; the spine(| figurative)
（人或动物的）脊骨，脊柱
■(figurative)the chief support of a system or organization; the mainstay
(喻)支柱，栋梁
these firms are the backbone of our industrial sector.
这些公司是我们产业部门的支柱。
■[mass noun](figurative)strength of character
(喻)骨气；坚毅；毅力
he has enough backbone to see us through this difficulty.
他有足够的毅力帮我们渡过这个难关。
■(US)the spine of a book
(美)书脊
■(Biochemistry)the main chain of a polymeric molecule
(生化)（聚合分子的）主链
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