backbone
The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal…The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
» Tom has no backbone.
Тому не хватает смелости.
У Тома кишка тонка.
Том бесхребетный.
Том бесхарактерный.
Значення
значень: 3(злічуване)The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
Rückgrat, Wirbelsäule
позвоно́чникpozvonóčnik, хребе́тxrebét
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
(злічуване, переносно)Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
Before automobiles, railroads were a backbone of commerce.
Rückgrat
хребе́тxrebét, костя́кkostják, осно́ваosnóva
(переносно, незлічуване)Courage, fortitude, or strength.
He would make a good manager, if he had a little more backbone.
Rückgrat
сте́рженьstérženʹ
fortitude and determination
Приклади
речень: 21Tom has no backbone.
ruТому не хватает смелости.
Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal column.
ruУ беспозвоночных нет позвоночника.
deWirbellose haben kein Rückgrat oder eine Wirbelsäule.
Woman is the backbone of every society.
Information is the backbone of modern life.
Data integrity is the backbone of security.
Переклади
мов: 8За значеннями 3
За значеннями 1
Походження
From Middle English bakbon, bakebon, bac-bon; equivalent to back + bone. Compare the semanFrom Middle English bakbon, bakebon, bac-bon; equivalent to back + bone. Compare the semantically analogous English ridgebone.
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Форми
множина: backbonesСиноніми
синонімів: 16- fortitude and determination:gritgutsmoxiesandgumption
- the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved:spine
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord:spinal columnvertebral columnspinebackrachis
- a central cohesive source of support and stability:anchormainstaykeystonelinchpinlynchpin
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 3Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним