[U]informalthe determination and strong personality that you need in order to do what is right or to deal with a dangerous or difficult situation 勇气;骨气
He'll never do it – he's got no spine. 他决不会做的,他没骨气。
1backbone脊骨ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPINE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤fractured脊椎骨折▸➤cervical, lumbar頸椎;腰椎VERB + SPINE➤bend, curve彎下脊背▸➤straighten挺直脊背➤break, damage折斷/損傷脊背▸➤slide down, slide up (bothfigurative) 順着脊背躥下/躥上◇An icy chill slid up my spine.我覺得一股寒氣順着脊背躥上來。➤form (figurative) 構成主幹◇These speeches form the spine of his election campaign.這些演講構成了他競選活動的主幹。➤stiffen (figurative) 使強硬◇Their protests stiffened the spines of party activists.他們的抗議堅定了該黨積極分子的信念。➤grow (NAmE, figurative) 長志氣◇The legislature must grow a spine and demand this.立法機構必須而且需要長志氣。PREPOSITION➤in the/your spine在脊椎中◇the nerves in the spine脊椎神經PHRASES➤the base of the spine尾椎部▸➤the length of sb's spine脊椎長度▸➤curvature of the spine脊椎彎曲▸➤send shivers down sb's spine使人毛骨悚然spine
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2sharp point on some plants/animals動植物的尖刺ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPINEADJECTIVE➤sharp利刺◇Hedgehogs are covered with sharp spines.刺猬身上長滿利刺。➤fine細刺▸➤poisonous, venomous毒刺VERB + SPINE➤bear, have帶刺;有刺