单词 | spine |
释义 | spine /spam; spam/ n 1 backbone. 脊椎骨。 → the illus at skeleton. 参看 skeleton 之插图。 2 one of the sharp needle-like parts on some plants, eg a cactus, and animals, eg a porcupine. (植物如仙人掌,动物如豪猪等的) 棘状突起; 刺; 针。 3 part of a book's cover that is visible when it is in a row on a shelf, usu with the book's title on it. 书背; 书脊。 ~less adj having no ~ (1); (fig) cowardly; timid. 无脊椎骨的; (喻) 怯懦的; 优柔寡断的。 spiny adj (-ier, -iest) having ~s (2). 有牌状突起的; 多针的; 多刺的。 |
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