1. a central cohesive source of support and stability;

   "faith is his anchor"
   "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"
   "he is the linchpin of this firm"
   

2. fortitude and determination;

   "he didn't have the guts to try it"
   

3. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord;

   "the fall broke his back"
   

4. 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;

   "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"
   

5. the part of a network that connects other networks together;

   "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"
   

1.脊柱
Yourbackbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.

2.中坚力量；骨干；支柱
Thebackbone of an organization or system is the part of it that gives it its main strength.

e.g. The small business people of Britain are the economicbackbone of the nation.
英国的小商人是国家经济的支柱。

3.骨气；勇气
If you say that someone has nobackbone, you think they do not have the courage to do things which need to be done.

backbone是什么意思

e.g. You might be taking drastic measures and you've got to have thebackbone to do that.
你也许要采取极端的措施，你必须有勇气那么做。

1. 脊骨：这样信息整合是医疗卫生应用的关键因素,随着绝大多数医学应用是由巨大的异构多样性和必须共享数据的、独立医疗卫生制度(institutions )所决定的. 医学程序的连续性必须要改善,并且医学路径将扮演重要的角色,作为在公共机构中和跨越制度边界的整合脊骨(backbone).

2. 主干网络：广域主干网络系统的主要作用是提供ISP国内主干网络(backbone)互连,即与其他城市ISP网络中心的互连通道和连接国际出口,设备要求可靠性高、速度高和具有良好的扩展能力,便于满足上网用户快速增长的对广主干网络的带宽需求.

Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy.

农业是农村经济的基础。

He doesn't have the backbone to face the truth.

他没有面对现实的勇气。

The small business people of Britain are the economic backbone of the nation.

英国的小商人是国家经济的支柱。

You might be taking drastic measures and you've got to have the backbone to do that.

你也许要采取极端的措施，你必须有勇气那么做。

Incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society.

清廉的法官是社会的基石.

Not shy on muscle or tannic backbone.

酒质及单宁较为醇厚,耐人寻味.

He has no backbone.

他没有骨气.

THE true critic, Vladimir Nabokov once observed, reads not with his brain but with his backbone.

弗拉基米尔?波可夫曾说, 真正的评论家读书时用的不是大脑,而是脊梁骨.

Every CBTC equipment has a double connection with the double backbone.

每台基于通信的列控系统(CBTC)设备都同双骨干网保持双重连接.

Standing up to bullies takes plenty of backbone.

勇敢地对付暴徒需有大无畏精神.

These data indicate that the PNA backbone is more flexible than native nucleic acid backbone.

这些数据表明,PNA骨架比天然的核酸骨架具有更高的灵活性.

Vertebra is one of the bones of the backbone or spinal column.

脊椎骨是腰背骨或脊柱骨之ㄧ种骨头.

The small local groups are the backbone of the party.

地方小团体是该党的主力.

Which Ethernet standard does the IEEE 802.3 standard recommend for backbone installations?

3标准为骨干装置建议以哪个乙太网路做标准?

The wounded soldiers showed much backbone before the enemy.

受伤的士兵在敌人面前表现出了威武不屈的精神.

He'll do whatever anybody says . He has no backbone.

别人让他做什么他就做, 他一点没骨气.

He is a man of backbone.

他是有毅力的人.

TO success in life, you need three things a Wishbone, a backbone a Funnybone.

人生要成功, 有三样东西不可缺少:愿望, 毅力,幽默.

Carbon atoms provide the backbone of living matter.

碳原子提供了生命物质的骨架.

Ironworks of 3 bright steel is enterprise of iron and steel of countrywide place backbone.

三明钢铁厂是全国地方骨干钢铁企业.

They are the backbone of the factory.

他们是这个厂的顶梁柱.

The railway system will be part of the backbone of Hong Kong efficient transport system.

铁路系统是香港完善运输系统重要的一环.

The backbone is an articulate structure.

脊椎骨是一种关节相连的结构.

A 'u3001 He is the backbone of the armed forces.

他们是整个武装力量的基础.

More and more people are deciding that political power must be the backbone of every new advance.

越来越多的人认为,政治权力是每前进一步的保证.

Second, the role of backbone.

第二个, 骨干作用.

Instead of deploying a defense at backbone routers, edge routers are another choice.

代替在骨干路由器上部署防御系统, 边界路由器是另一个选择.

Studies and uses the modern technology, in national library standardization, standardization, digitization, network construction backbone function.

研究和采用现代技术, 在全国图书馆标准化 、 规范化 、 数字化 、 网络化建设中起骨干作用.

courage，bravery，backbone，nerve

这些名词都可表示“勇气、胆量”之意。

courage普通用词。指面对危险或困难时无所畏惧的精神和敢于奋斗的进取心。

bravery指在危险中表现出的无所畏惧精神或在逆境中仍能坚持下去的毅力。

backbone指性格倔强，意志坚定，有骨气，有顽强的决心去做某事。

nerve侧重指面临危险或在冒险的情况下具有冷静、清醒的头脑和坚定无畏的勇气。