鱼对水母说了什么？Get a backbone。懂了吗？ backbone，或spine，是大多数生物骨骼系统中的重要部分。对于人类而言，我们需要它使我们能够直立，保护并为我们重要的脊髓提供家园。没有这个backbone，我们将无法站立、行走，实际上是无用的。 正如前文所提到的，backbone只是脊椎的另一个说法。这个习语的形式使用“show”、“get”或“demonstrate”一些backbone，意指证明你不是懦夫，而是一个勇敢而有胆识的人。 He is such a coward when it comes to his abusive boss, he needs to get a backbone and stand up to him. There are many that thought the new prime minister would show some backbone, but the issue is they have to get a back bone to show it first! 对话： JUSTIN: DONALD, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT YOUR SUPPORT. DONALD: OK. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU. JUSTIN: I WAS A LITTLE UPSET WHEN YOU BACKTRACKED WHEN YOU WERE CHALLENGED. YOU NEED TO GET A BACKBONE IF WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER. DONALD: HMMM. I WAS JUST BEING CAUTIOUS AND DIDN’T WANT TO COMMIT POLITICAL SUICIDE BY SUPPORTING JUST ONE SIDE OF THE ISSUE. JUSTIN: WELL DONALD, IF YOU GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IT WILL MEAN SHOWING A BACKBONEON THE TOUGH ISSUES. DONALD: ALRIGHT. WHAT IS IT I CAN DO TO DEMONSTRATE MORE OF A BACKGROUND FOR YOU? JUSTIN: WHEN IT COMES TO THE KEY ISSUES YOU NEED TO STRAIGHTEN YOUR BACK AND SHOW A BACKBONE AND SUPPORT US. 其他相关词汇：名词、动词、形容词、副词等（例如：mug – mugger） got a back bone getting a backbone