spine
🇬🇧 UK/spain/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
The column of bones running down the back; a sharp pointed projection on an animal or plant; the narrow bound edge of a book.
脊柱,脊骨;尖刺;书脊
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.spine injury脊柱损伤
- 2.send a chill down one's spine令人不寒而栗
- 3.spine of a book书脊
- 4.backbone and spine脊梁骨
Example Sentences
- 1.
Poor posture can put enormous strain on your spine over time.
- 2.
The hedgehog curled into a ball, its sharp spines protecting it from predators.
- 3.
She ran her finger along the spine of the old book to read its title.