spine

英 [spaɪn]

美 [spaɪn]

n.  脊柱; 脊椎; (植物的)刺; (动物的)刺毛; 书脊

复数：spines　

考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8医学

Collins.2 / BNC.4409 / COCA.4904

牛津词典

noun

• 脊柱；脊椎
  the row of small bones that are connected together down the middle of the back
• （植物的）刺；（动物的）刺毛
  any of the sharp pointed parts like needles on some plants and animals
  1. Porcupines use their spines to protect themselves.
     豪猪用身上的刺毛来自卫。
• 书脊
  the narrow part of the cover of a book that the pages are joined to

柯林斯词典

• 脊椎;脊柱
  Yourspineis the row of bones down your back.
• 书脊
  Thespineof a book is the narrow stiff part which the pages and covers are attached to.
• (动物身体上的)棘状突起;(植物上的)棘，刺，针
  Spinesare also long, sharp points on an animal's body or on a plant.

英英释义

noun

• a sharp rigid animal process or appendage
• 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
  1. the title and author were printed on the spine of the book
  Synonym:backbone
• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
  1. the fall broke his back
  Synonym:spinal columnvertebral columnbackbonebackrachis
• a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
  Synonym:thornprickleprickerstickerspikelet
• any sharply pointed projection
  Synonym:spuracantha

双语例句

• His spine was broken in the accident.
  他的脊椎在那次意外中折断了。
• The lower part of her spine was crushed in the accident.
  她的脊椎的下部在事故中给压碎了。
• There was a pain then, a quick, blinding agony that jumped along Danlo's spine.
  先是一阵疼痛，接着一股瞬间的剧痛沿着丹洛的脊柱窜了上来。
• Trauma to teeth, lips, and vocal cords and exacerbation of cervical spine injuries can also occur.
  也能发生牙齿、嘴唇、声带的损失和颈椎棘突损伤的加重。
• I know this from the pain I have in my spine.
  我是从我的脊椎痛中感受到的。
• A gust of mountain air swept by, sending chills down the spine.
  一阵山风掠过，凉森森的。
• On this foundation, together with is traumatic element, the ligament between spine can happen rupture or flabby.
  在此基础上，加之外伤因素，棘间韧带可发生断裂或松弛。
• If you have a healthy spine, you will decrease the likelihood of back pain.
  如果你拥有健康的脊椎，你就减少了背痛的可能性。
• Lumbar segmental instability is a temporary phase in the degenerative process of the lumbar spine.
  腰椎节段性失稳是腰椎退变过程中一个暂时的阶段。
• Cervical spine is a mechanical structure that has both strength and flexibility.
  颈椎是具有强度和柔韧度的力学结构。