spine
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT Your spine is the row of bones down your back. 脊柱
...injuries to his spine. …對他的脊柱的創(chuàng)傷。
2. N-COUNT The spine of a book is the narrow stiff part which the pages and covers are attached to. (書) 脊
...a book with "Lifestyle" on the spine. …一本脊上印有“生活方式”的書。
3. N-COUNT Spines are also long, sharp points on an animal's body or on a plant. (動物的) 刺毛; (植物的) 刺
An adult hedgehog can boast 7,500 spines. 一衹成年刺蝟能有多達(dá)7500根刺。
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spine /spa?n/ (spines)
劍橋詞典
- Age deforms the spine.
- Injuries to the spine are common amongst these workers .
- The doctor manipulated the base of my spine and the pain disappeared completely .
- The lower part of her spine was crushed in the accident .
- At its most terrifying , his writing sends shivers up and down my spine.
spine noun [C] (BONE)
the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body and protects the spinal cord脊柱；脊椎
She injured her spine in a riding accident . 她在一次墜馬事故中脊柱受傷。
figurative The Apennine mountains form the spine (= central row of mountains ) of Italy. 亞平甯山脈是意大利的中心山脈。
例句
spine noun [C] (POINT)
a long , sharp point like a needle growing out of an animal such as a hedgehog or a plant such as a cactus
（刺蝟等動物的）刺毛；（仙人掌等植物的）刺
spine noun [C] (BOOK PART)
the narrow strip where the cover of a book is joined to the pages , usually with the title and writer's name printed on it
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