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

• 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。
• Don't arch your back, keep your spine straight.
  别佝着背，把腰挺直。
• This movement lengthens your spine and tones the spinal nerves
  这一动作舒展脊椎，使脊神经更加强健。
• Participants got bone density scans of their hip and lumbar spine periodically throughout the study.
  在整个研究过程中患者定期接受髋部和腰椎的骨密度检查。
• If you have diabetes, osteomyelitis may occur in the spine and in bones of the feet.
  如果你有糖尿病，骨髓炎可能发生在脊椎和骨中的双脚。
• 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。
• Secondly, you want to stick your butt out in so that the lumbar spine is properly extended.
  其次，你要坚持这样的腰椎是适当延长你的屁股了。
• His spine was broken in the accident.
  他的脊椎在那次意外中折断了。
• 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。