backbone

US [ˈbækˌboʊn]
UK [ˈbækˌbəʊn]
  • n.骨干；支柱；脊柱；骨气
  • Web脊骨；主干；脊椎
Plural Form：backbones  

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BackBone
n.
1.
[c]
脊梁骨；脊柱the row of small bones that are connected together down the middle of the back
2.
[sing]
支柱；骨干；基础the most important part of a system, an organization, etc. that gives it support and strength
Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy.
农业是农村经济的基础。
3.
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毅力；骨气the strength of character that you need to do sth difficult
He doesn't have the backbone to face the truth.
他没有面对现实的勇气。

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1.
Which layer of the hierarchical network design model is often referred to as the backbone?
骨干网络通常指的是分级网络设计模型的哪一层？
gǔ gàn wǎng luò tōng cháng zhǐ de shì fēn jí wǎng luò shè jì mó xíng de nǎ yī céng ?
yujian.blog.enorth.com.cn
2.
But she still might have osteoporosis in her backbone or hips.
但是，她仍有可能在背部或是臀部得骨质疏松症。
dàn shì , tā réng yǒu kě néng zài bèi bù huò shì tún bù de gǔ zhì shū sōng zhèng 。
www.bing.com
3.
The HK government needs to grow a backbone and face up to its own pollution problems and stop caving in to money.
香港政府必须挺直他们的脊梁骨，正视他们的环境问题，并且停止向金钱屈服。
xiāng gǎng zhèng fǔ bì xū tǐng zhí tā men de jǐ liang gǔ , zhèng shì tā men de huán jìng wèn tí , bìng qiě tíng zhǐ xiàng jīn qián qū fú 。
www.chinadialogue.net
4.
The sheer size of the Internet makes it a candidate for the backbone of the Information Superhighway.
因特网规模的快速增长使得其可以作为信息高速公路骨干网的侯选对象。
yīn tè wǎng guī mó de kuài sù zēng zhǎng shǐ dé qí kě yǐ zuò wéi xìn xī gāo sù gōng lù gǔ gàn wǎng de hóu xuǎn duì xiàng 。
www.mirautomation.com
5.
With the rugged Owen Stanley Mountains supplying an almost impassable backbone, the body of New Guinea was one vast jungle.
新几内亚岛上覆盖着大片的丛林，难以逾越的欧文.斯坦利山脉蜿蜒崎岖在岛上。
xīn jǐ nèi yà dǎo shàng fù gài zhe dà piàn de cóng lín , nán yǐ yú yuè de ōu wén . sī tǎn lì shān mài wān yán qí qū zài dǎo shàng 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
As a company requires more than before, diligent, and moral good backbone are those who do not speak to his tasks fulfilled the condition.
为公司做出贡献不仅仅需要才能，勤奋敬业、品德优秀的骨干力量是那些交给他任务不讲条件出色完成的人。
wèi gōng sī zuò chū gòng xiàn bù jǐn jǐn xū yào cái néng , qín fèn jìng yè 、 pǐn dé yōu xiù de gǔ gàn lì liang shì nà xiē jiāo gěi tā rèn wu bù jiǎng tiáo jiàn chū sè wán chéng de rén 。
www.bing.com
7.
An air-cooled engine is fixed in a suspended manner to the lower portion on the rear end side of a backbone section of a vehicle body frame.
空冷式发动机以悬吊状态固定在车体框架的骨架部的后端部侧的下部。
kōng lěng shì fā dòng jī yǐ xuán diào zhuàng tài gù dìng zài chē tǐ kuàng jià de gǔ jià bù de hòu duān bù cè de xià bù 。
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8.
After the accident, the injury in his backbone condemned him to bed.
事故后，他的脊柱受伤，不得不成天躺在床上。
shì gù hòu , tā de jǐ zhù shòu shāng , bù dé bù chéng tiān tǎng zài chuáng shàng 。
jyk.xidian.edu.cn
9.
In his second term he will need just as much technical competence as he has shown in his first, and even more political backbone.
在他的第二任期内，他不仅需要在第一任期时所表现出来的技术竞争力，更需要些政治骨气。
zài tā de dì èr rèn qī nèi , tā bù jǐn xū yào zài dì yī rèn qī shí suǒ biǎo xiàn chū lái de jì shù jìng zhēng lì , gèng xū yào xiē zhèng zhì gǔ qì 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
Since the music industry is the 'backbone' of karaoke, 'there's been a negative impact on the karaoke industry too. '
由于音乐产业是卡拉OK的“脊梁骨”，它的下滑也将会给卡拉OK产业带来消极影响。
yóu yú yīn yuè chǎn yè shì kǎ lā OK de " jǐ liang gǔ " , tā de xià huá yě jiāng huì gěi kǎ lā OK chǎn yè dài lái xiāo jí yǐng xiǎng 。
chinese.wsj.com