| 词汇 | backbone |
| 释义 | backbone noun uk /ˈbæk.bəʊn/ us /ˈbæk.boʊn/ backbonenoun (BONES)[ C ] the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body: 脊骨，脊椎 She stood with her backbone rigid.她直挺挺地站着。 Synonym spine(BONE) Bone structures acetabular acetabulum acromial acromioclavicular acromion foramen magnum frontal bone glenoid gnathic gynecoid osteology osteophyte osteotomy parietal parietal bone tibiotalar TMJ trapezoidal triquetrum true rib backbonenoun (STRENGTH)the backbone of something the most important part of something, providing support for everything else: …的支柱；…的主要依靠 Farming is the backbone of the country's economy.农业是这个国家的经济支柱。 [ U ] courage and strength of character: 勇气;骨气;刚毅 [ + to infinitive ]Will he have the backbone to tell them what he thinks?他有胆量把自己的想法告诉他们吗？ Bravery audaciousness audacity balls bell bell the catidiom courage daring derring-do Dutch courage fearlessness grit gut heart heroism intestinal fortitude liquid courage nerve pluck spunk swash backbone | American Dictionarybackbone noun us/ˈbækˌboʊn/ backbonenoun (BODY PART)[ C ] your spine backbonenoun (IMPORTANT PART)[ U ] the part of something that provides strength and support: Newcomers are now the backbone of this team. backbonenoun (CHARACTER)[ U ] strength of character or bravery: The delegates had enough backbone to reject the proposal. backbone | Business Englishbackbone noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /ˈbækbəʊn/us the backbone (of sth) the most important part of something: Small businesses are truly the backbone of the economy. Imaginative ideas may form the backbone of your progress in the future. COMMUNICATIONS, IT the system of equipment and connections that allows communication at high speeds over long distances: The company runs the biggest internet backbone in the US, carrying about 37% of data traffic. Examples of backbonebackbone At extreme deformations, this mode leads to a so-called ' ladder ' form where the two backbones are almost parallel. The point is to have better understanding about the potential and role of volunteering, which could be called one of the backbones of civil society. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Indeed, our backbones are made of very different stuff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly one of the great backbones of a nation must be not merely the economic contribution but the human contribution to the life, health and integrity of that nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The protein design algorithms attempt to incorporate additional molecular flexibility into the design process by using ensembles and continuously-flexible rotamers and backbones. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As you can see the orange and teal backbones never connect or intertwine, but there are side chains interactions between the dimers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are caring and nurturing, with backbones of steel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Aristocratic patronage was the backbone of the event. Low cost multi-port devices, called hubs are easily connected to the network backbone, the task of adding devices to the network thus becoming easier. In view of its systematic character, the public law system provides a rigid backbone which restricts opportunities for swift and single-handed institutional reorganisation. Quantitative constraints on backbone w and y torsion angles can be obtained from tensor correlation measurements, as discussed above. In this structure, half of the backbone hydrogen bonds are intramolecular. No changes are found in the backbone conformation of the -helical bundle itself, indicating rather stable and rigid structure of the four -helical coiled coil. In a cross-b motif, the hydrogen bonding capacity of the polypeptide backbone can be fully utilized. Determination of protein backbone structures from residual dipolar couplings. See all examples of backbone These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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