spine
[spain]
n.脊柱, 脊椎, 书脊, 尖刺
例句与用法：
A shiver ran down her spine.
她浑身哆嗦了一下。
A deformity of the back in human beings caused by an abnormal convex curvature of the upper spine.
驼背人类背部的变形，由脊柱上部不正常的弯曲凸起造成
He got an injury to his spine when he fell off his horse.
他从马上摔下来，伤了脊梁骨。
词形变化：
形容词比较级: spindlier | 形容词最高级: spindliest |
详细释义：
n.
1. 脊柱, 脊椎[C]
His spine developed a slight curve.
他的脊柱有点弯曲。
2. (动、植物的)刺, 针[C]
a cactus with red spines
长着红刺的仙人掌
3. 似脊隆起的地带[C]
The land is flat and marshy before rising to a spine of low hills.
这一带地形平坦而多沼泽, 再往远去地势隆起, 形成矮山陵地。
4. 书脊[C]
5. 骨气, 勇气[U]
He has spine and starch.
他有骨气, 有热情。