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spineless

🇬🇧 UK/'spainlis/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Lacking spines or a backbone; cowardly or lacking moral courage.

无脊椎的;懦弱的,没有骨气的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
spinspine, prickle, thorn
+
lesswithout, lacking
=spineless

Common Collocations

  • 1.spineless coward懦弱的胆小鬼
  • 2.spineless creature无脊椎动物
  • 3.spineless response软弱无力的回应
  • 4.utterly spineless完全没有骨气

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was too spineless to stand up for his colleagues when it mattered most.

  • 2.

    Jellyfish are spineless creatures that drift with ocean currents.

  • 3.

    The manager's spineless response to the crisis disappointed the entire team.

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