backbone

noun

1. 脊梁骨；脊柱
   the row of small bones that are connected together down the middle of the back
2. 支柱；骨干；基础
   the most important part of a system, an organization, etc. that gives it support and strength
   1. Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy.
      农业是农村经济的基础。
3. 毅力；骨气
   the strength of character that you need to do sth difficult
   1. He doesn't have the backbone to face the truth.
      他没有面对现实的勇气。

1. 脊柱
   Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.
2. N-SING 中坚力量；骨干；支柱
   The backbone of an organization or system is the part of it that gives it its main strength.
   1. The small business people of Britain are the economic backbone of the nation.
      英国的小商人是国家经济的支柱。
3. N-UNCOUNT 骨气；勇气
   If you say that someone has no backbone, you think they do not have the courage to do things which need to be done.
   1. You might be taking drastic measures and you've got to have the backbone to do that.
      你也许要采取极端的措施，你必须有勇气那么做。

1. The small business people of Britain are the economic backbone of the nation.
   英国的小商人是国家经济的支柱。
2. You might be taking drastic measures and you've got to have the backbone to do that.
   你也许要采取极端的措施，你必须有勇气那么做。
3. Petty officers are the backbone of a navy.
   军士是海军的骨干。
4. They are the backbone of the factory.
   他们是这个厂的顶梁柱。
5. The Chinese people have backbone.
   中国人民有骨气。
6. He has no backbone; when things get difficult, he gives in.
   他性格软弱，一遇困难，便放弃。
7. Relational database servers build the information backbone for many companies today.
   目前，关系数据库服务器为许多公司建立了信息主干。
8. Fibre Channel HDDs have been the backbone of enterprise storage arrays for many years.
   FibreChannelHDD作为企业存储阵列主干已经多年了。
9. Listing 2 shows an example of a Backbone router.
   清单2展示了一个Backbone路由器示例。
10. But the new fiber-optic backbone should be load tested with new applications and hardware.
    但是新的光纤中枢应该用新的应用程序和硬件进行负载测试。
11. Java technology and COM are the two backbone technologies in the world of component-based architecture today.
    Java技术和COM是当今基于组件架构世界中的两大骨干技术。
12. This paper designs a P2P based hybrid collaborative model, which combines local delivery tree and structured backbone network.
    文章设计了一种基于双层混合式P2P模型的协同架构，结合了本地组的传送树结构和结构化骨干网结构。
13. My parents are my backbone.
    我的父母是我的骨干。
14. In addition to having very little overhead, FDDI is a mature and widely supported backbone technology.
    除开销非常小外，FDDI是一种成熟的和得到广泛支持的主干网技术。
15. Adopted to backbone network, access network and fiber to the home.
    利用微管资源，特别适用于骨干网，接入网和光纤到户。
16. However, some vendors and users contend that shared fast Ethernet is appropriate for server and backbone connections.
    但是，一些供应商和用户认为，共享式快速以太网适合服务器和主干网的连接。
17. Together, Symbian and MeeGo will form the backbone of our Mobile Solutions unit.
    Symbian和MeeGo将一起组成我们移动解决方案部门的核心。
18. Predictions of the backbone throughput were made and the results were compared with the practice.
    对主干的流量进行了预测，并将预测结果与实际情况做了比较。
19. To meet this challenge, automation and process have become the backbone of distinguished service levels.
    为了迎接这项挑战，自动化和业务程序已经成为杰出服务水平的支柱。
20. Today, most premises networks are installed with multimode fiber in the building backbone and campus backbone segments.
    今天，许多建筑网络在楼宇主干网和园区主干网部分使用多模光纤安装。
21. The policymaking system is the backbone of China's political system and a crucial factor determining its development.
    中国的决策体制是中国政治体制的中枢系统，也是决定中国发展的关键因素。
22. They combine attributes of their desktop and backbone counterparts.
    它们将台式交换机和基干交换机的属性结合起来了。
23. Today's Ethernet networks particularly on the backbone use switched rather than shared Ethernet.
    今天的以太网&特别是主干网，采用交换式而不是共享式以太网。
24. The student cadre is the backbone and leader among students and the primary assistant for the instructor.
    学生干部是学生中的骨干和带头人，是辅导员的得力助手。
25. The two also share rights to a national backbone network.
    这两家公司还分享对国家骨干网络的权利。
26. Steel is the backbone of China's booming economy.
    在蓬勃发展的中国经济中，钢铁行业是其支柱产业。
27. FDD equipment differs among vendors in the type of backbone network technology incorporated into the system.
    在并入系统的不同主干网络技术类型中，不同制造商使用的FDD设备不同。
28. This prevents fast Ethernet from being a good backbone technology choice.
    这就妨碍了快速以太网成为一种好的主干网选择。
29. We Chinese have backbone.
    我们中国人是有骨气的。
30. Because we are the backbone of society.
    因为我们是社会的中坚。

  determination backbone【导航词义：决心，胆识】

  determination n. 决心，坚韧

〔辨析〕指即使遇到困难也能够坚持到底的顽强意志力。

  backbone n. 骨气，毅力

〔辨析〕指做成难做之事所需的意志力或品质。

noun

1. the part of a network that connects other networks together
   1. the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic

2. 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:    spine

3. fortitude and determination
   1. he didn't have the guts to try it

   Synonym:    gritgutsmoxiesandgumption

4. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
   1. the fall broke his back

   Synonym:    spinal columnvertebral columnspinebackrachis

5. a central cohesive source of support and stability
   1. faith is his anchor
   2. the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
   3. he is the linchpin of this firm

   Synonym:    anchormainstaykeystonelinchpinlynchpin