Definition of spineless in English:

spineless

adjective ˈspʌɪnləsˈspaɪnləs

1Having no spine or backbone; invertebrate.
无脊柱的
Example sentencesExamples
- It splats against your ears like the spineless sea creatures that crawl across its back cover.
- It remains a lifeless and spineless human creation.
- To tease out the details of the transition, other researchers recently turned to lancelets, vertebrates' closest spineless relatives.
- The lowly Zayante band-winged grasshopper is now listed, along with the Ohlone tiger beetle and 184 other spineless creatures.
2Weak and purposeless.
a spineless coward
一个软弱的懦夫。
Example sentencesExamples
- This government is the most spineless, intellectually dishonest, corrupt, incompetent and callous administration this Federation has ever known.
- That's comforting - if you're a spineless, codependent imbecile.
- Ofelia, who was used to being the boss all the time, would now have to obey every word that was uttered from Stolly - a weak, spineless, cowardly man in her mind.
- She still seemed weak and spineless to me, and she was obviously used to men making all her decisions and even all her excuses for her.
- This will teach him a lesson for being such a spineless wimp and show the lady the error of her sick-makingly sentimental ways.
- He described career envoys as weak or spineless.
- Raised in a tough household by a temperamental father and a spineless mother, Stu showed a genius for all card games at an early age, regularly cleaning the pockets of men his father's age in side games.
- I don't want to sound pessimistic, but the majority of people living in this age, including myself, could be described as spineless.
- If I'm weak for showing my feelings, then you're weak and spineless for hiding them.
- Sure, they have vegetable plates too, if you're weak and spineless.
- They have been called aloof, spineless, uncoordinated, strung out, two-faced, puny and spastic - and by some of the most respected scientists in the world.
- While the dissidents have been exposed for the second time as thoroughly weak and spineless, Howard's fears about his future are nevertheless well-founded.
- Shortsighted tyrants, spineless power-mongers and heartless thugs vie egomaniacally, dangerously, for power.
- When she realized she wasn't getting any response from her husband, Christine turned her attention to her son, determined that he wasn't going to end up a soft-hearted, spineless man like his father.
- I immediately ruled out those brown-nosers, though; spineless obedience is nice, but I couldn't depend on them to carry out dangerous tasks.
- I was too much of a spineless wuss to go after you.
- But because I'm fundamentally weak and spineless, I find it awfully difficult to be similarly critical about the heroic efforts of a mere one-man band.
- But now, he was saddled with these spineless ragamuffins, who followed his orders still, but did it with downcast scared eyes and pale faces, people who wouldn't be here if they had anywhere else to go.
- While most reporters these days are generally spineless weenies, I was under the impression that the job of the press is to question, not kiss ass.
Synonyms
weak, weak-willed, weak-kneed, feeble, spiritless, soft, ineffectual, inadequate, irresolute, indecisive
cowardly, timid, timorous, fearful, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, craven, submissive, unmanly, namby-pamby, lily-livered, chicken-hearted, limp-wristed, afraid of one's shadow
informal wimpish, wimpy, sissy, sissified, chicken, yellow, yellow-bellied, gutless, pathetic
British informal wet
North American vulgar slang candy-assed, chickenshit
archaic poor-spirited, recreant
3(of an animal or plant) lacking spines.
（动物，植物）无刺的
spineless forms of prickly pear have been selected
无刺型仙人果已被挑选出来。
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, it is an attractive and spineless cactus, which increases its potential as an ornamental plant; therefore, collection may become a problem in the future.
- Of the weird rodent he likens to a spineless porcupine, Timmins added, ‘Nobody could have predicted this new family.’
- Coral are tiny spineless animals essential in building reefs, one of the planet's oldest and most complex ecosystems.
- Rauwerdink later merged the two species into M. sagu, based on the fact that seeds from spineless palms can produce spiny seedlings.
- Plants with no spines on the leaves and bracts were considered as spineless or nonspiny, according to safflower descriptors.
- These are set off to perfection by the foliage, which is dark green, glossy and almost spineless.
- The fruits are spineless but with several or many foliaceous scales.
- Coendou and Sphiggurus are arboreal animals, with long, spineless, prehensile tails and wide foot pads.
- Monogenic control was also found for spiny versus spineless, with the spiny trait being completely or partially dominant.

Derivatives

spinelessly

adverbˈspʌɪnləsliˈspaɪnləsli

He was famous for his shouting matches, but also for standing up to the House Un-American Activities Committee when most producers spinelessly caved in.
Example sentencesExamples
- No, I am spinelessly, gutlessly, violently terrified of flying.
- She couldn't believe she had behaved so spinelessly.
- But to speak with humility does not mean that I speak spinelessly.
- They accuse Schröder of spinelessly orienting policy according to headlines in the tabloid-style Bild, Germany's most widely read newspaper.

spinelessness

nounˈspʌɪnləsnəsˈspaɪnləsnəs

Fischer's obsequiousness is not simply, or even primarily, a reflection of his subjective cowardice and political spinelessness.
Example sentencesExamples
- It went to the bunker, ranting about a conspiracy by animal rights fanatics and admonishing the biologists for spinelessness.
- There were other defendants such as Ribbentrop, Funk, and Rosenberg who seemed notable principally for their spinelessness; and, as for Streicher and Hess, even their sanity stood in question.
- It was the precursor to the Seventies with their hopeless mismanagement of government and spinelessness towards terrorism.
- The supposed spinelessness and ineptitude of politicians is often one of the few things about which military officers can agree.

Definition of spineless in US English:

spineless

adjectiveˈspaɪnləsˈspīnləs

1Having no spine or backbone; invertebrate.
无脊柱的
Example sentencesExamples
- It splats against your ears like the spineless sea creatures that crawl across its back cover.
- The lowly Zayante band-winged grasshopper is now listed, along with the Ohlone tiger beetle and 184 other spineless creatures.
- To tease out the details of the transition, other researchers recently turned to lancelets, vertebrates' closest spineless relatives.
- It remains a lifeless and spineless human creation.
2Lacking resolution; weak and purposeless.
〈喻〉（人）没骨气的；软弱的
a spineless coward
一个软弱的懦夫。
Example sentencesExamples
- Ofelia, who was used to being the boss all the time, would now have to obey every word that was uttered from Stolly - a weak, spineless, cowardly man in her mind.
- They have been called aloof, spineless, uncoordinated, strung out, two-faced, puny and spastic - and by some of the most respected scientists in the world.
- But now, he was saddled with these spineless ragamuffins, who followed his orders still, but did it with downcast scared eyes and pale faces, people who wouldn't be here if they had anywhere else to go.
- This government is the most spineless, intellectually dishonest, corrupt, incompetent and callous administration this Federation has ever known.
- That's comforting - if you're a spineless, codependent imbecile.
- He described career envoys as weak or spineless.
- I immediately ruled out those brown-nosers, though; spineless obedience is nice, but I couldn't depend on them to carry out dangerous tasks.
- Shortsighted tyrants, spineless power-mongers and heartless thugs vie egomaniacally, dangerously, for power.
- I was too much of a spineless wuss to go after you.
- Raised in a tough household by a temperamental father and a spineless mother, Stu showed a genius for all card games at an early age, regularly cleaning the pockets of men his father's age in side games.
- Sure, they have vegetable plates too, if you're weak and spineless.
- When she realized she wasn't getting any response from her husband, Christine turned her attention to her son, determined that he wasn't going to end up a soft-hearted, spineless man like his father.
- I don't want to sound pessimistic, but the majority of people living in this age, including myself, could be described as spineless.
- While most reporters these days are generally spineless weenies, I was under the impression that the job of the press is to question, not kiss ass.
- She still seemed weak and spineless to me, and she was obviously used to men making all her decisions and even all her excuses for her.
- If I'm weak for showing my feelings, then you're weak and spineless for hiding them.
- This will teach him a lesson for being such a spineless wimp and show the lady the error of her sick-makingly sentimental ways.
- While the dissidents have been exposed for the second time as thoroughly weak and spineless, Howard's fears about his future are nevertheless well-founded.
- But because I'm fundamentally weak and spineless, I find it awfully difficult to be similarly critical about the heroic efforts of a mere one-man band.
Synonyms
weak, weak-willed, weak-kneed, feeble, spiritless, soft, ineffectual, inadequate, irresolute, indecisive
3(of an animal or plant) lacking spines.
（动物，植物）无刺的
spineless forms of prickly pear have been selected
无刺型仙人果已被挑选出来。
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, it is an attractive and spineless cactus, which increases its potential as an ornamental plant; therefore, collection may become a problem in the future.
- Of the weird rodent he likens to a spineless porcupine, Timmins added, ‘Nobody could have predicted this new family.’
- Coendou and Sphiggurus are arboreal animals, with long, spineless, prehensile tails and wide foot pads.
- Rauwerdink later merged the two species into M. sagu, based on the fact that seeds from spineless palms can produce spiny seedlings.
- Monogenic control was also found for spiny versus spineless, with the spiny trait being completely or partially dominant.
- These are set off to perfection by the foliage, which is dark green, glossy and almost spineless.
- Plants with no spines on the leaves and bracts were considered as spineless or nonspiny, according to safflower descriptors.
- The fruits are spineless but with several or many foliaceous scales.
- Coral are tiny spineless animals essential in building reefs, one of the planet's oldest and most complex ecosystems.

单词	spineless
释义	Definition of spineless in English: spineless adjective ˈspʌɪnləsˈspaɪnləs 1Having no spine or backbone; invertebrate. 无脊柱的 Example sentencesExamples It splats against your ears like the spineless sea creatures that crawl across its back cover. It remains a lifeless and spineless human creation. To tease out the details of the transition, other researchers recently turned to lancelets, vertebrates' closest spineless relatives. The lowly Zayante band-winged grasshopper is now listed, along with the Ohlone tiger beetle and 184 other spineless creatures. 2Weak and purposeless. a spineless coward 一个软弱的懦夫。 Example sentencesExamples This government is the most spineless, intellectually dishonest, corrupt, incompetent and callous administration this Federation has ever known. That's comforting - if you're a spineless, codependent imbecile. Ofelia, who was used to being the boss all the time, would now have to obey every word that was uttered from Stolly - a weak, spineless, cowardly man in her mind. She still seemed weak and spineless to me, and she was obviously used to men making all her decisions and even all her excuses for her. This will teach him a lesson for being such a spineless wimp and show the lady the error of her sick-makingly sentimental ways. He described career envoys as weak or spineless. Raised in a tough household by a temperamental father and a spineless mother, Stu showed a genius for all card games at an early age, regularly cleaning the pockets of men his father's age in side games. I don't want to sound pessimistic, but the majority of people living in this age, including myself, could be described as spineless. If I'm weak for showing my feelings, then you're weak and spineless for hiding them. Sure, they have vegetable plates too, if you're weak and spineless. They have been called aloof, spineless, uncoordinated, strung out, two-faced, puny and spastic - and by some of the most respected scientists in the world. While the dissidents have been exposed for the second time as thoroughly weak and spineless, Howard's fears about his future are nevertheless well-founded. Shortsighted tyrants, spineless power-mongers and heartless thugs vie egomaniacally, dangerously, for power. When she realized she wasn't getting any response from her husband, Christine turned her attention to her son, determined that he wasn't going to end up a soft-hearted, spineless man like his father. I immediately ruled out those brown-nosers, though; spineless obedience is nice, but I couldn't depend on them to carry out dangerous tasks. I was too much of a spineless wuss to go after you. But because I'm fundamentally weak and spineless, I find it awfully difficult to be similarly critical about the heroic efforts of a mere one-man band. But now, he was saddled with these spineless ragamuffins, who followed his orders still, but did it with downcast scared eyes and pale faces, people who wouldn't be here if they had anywhere else to go. While most reporters these days are generally spineless weenies, I was under the impression that the job of the press is to question, not kiss ass. Synonyms weak, weak-willed, weak-kneed, feeble, spiritless, soft, ineffectual, inadequate, irresolute, indecisive cowardly, timid, timorous, fearful, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, craven, submissive, unmanly, namby-pamby, lily-livered, chicken-hearted, limp-wristed, afraid of one's shadow informal wimpish, wimpy, sissy, sissified, chicken, yellow, yellow-bellied, gutless, pathetic British informal wet North American vulgar slang candy-assed, chickenshit archaic poor-spirited, recreant 3(of an animal or plant) lacking spines. （动物，植物）无刺的 spineless forms of prickly pear have been selected 无刺型仙人果已被挑选出来。 Example sentencesExamples In addition, it is an attractive and spineless cactus, which increases its potential as an ornamental plant; therefore, collection may become a problem in the future. Of the weird rodent he likens to a spineless porcupine, Timmins added, ‘Nobody could have predicted this new family.’ Coral are tiny spineless animals essential in building reefs, one of the planet's oldest and most complex ecosystems. Rauwerdink later merged the two species into M. sagu, based on the fact that seeds from spineless palms can produce spiny seedlings. Plants with no spines on the leaves and bracts were considered as spineless or nonspiny, according to safflower descriptors. These are set off to perfection by the foliage, which is dark green, glossy and almost spineless. The fruits are spineless but with several or many foliaceous scales. Coendou and Sphiggurus are arboreal animals, with long, spineless, prehensile tails and wide foot pads. Monogenic control was also found for spiny versus spineless, with the spiny trait being completely or partially dominant. Derivatives spinelessly adverbˈspʌɪnləsliˈspaɪnləsli He was famous for his shouting matches, but also for standing up to the House Un-American Activities Committee when most producers spinelessly caved in. Example sentencesExamples No, I am spinelessly, gutlessly, violently terrified of flying. She couldn't believe she had behaved so spinelessly. But to speak with humility does not mean that I speak spinelessly. They accuse Schröder of spinelessly orienting policy according to headlines in the tabloid-style Bild, Germany's most widely read newspaper. spinelessness nounˈspʌɪnləsnəsˈspaɪnləsnəs Fischer's obsequiousness is not simply, or even primarily, a reflection of his subjective cowardice and political spinelessness. Example sentencesExamples It went to the bunker, ranting about a conspiracy by animal rights fanatics and admonishing the biologists for spinelessness. There were other defendants such as Ribbentrop, Funk, and Rosenberg who seemed notable principally for their spinelessness; and, as for Streicher and Hess, even their sanity stood in question. It was the precursor to the Seventies with their hopeless mismanagement of government and spinelessness towards terrorism. The supposed spinelessness and ineptitude of politicians is often one of the few things about which military officers can agree. Definition of spineless in US English: spineless adjectiveˈspaɪnləsˈspīnləs 1Having no spine or backbone; invertebrate. 无脊柱的 Example sentencesExamples It splats against your ears like the spineless sea creatures that crawl across its back cover. The lowly Zayante band-winged grasshopper is now listed, along with the Ohlone tiger beetle and 184 other spineless creatures. To tease out the details of the transition, other researchers recently turned to lancelets, vertebrates' closest spineless relatives. It remains a lifeless and spineless human creation. 2Lacking resolution; weak and purposeless. 〈喻〉（人）没骨气的；软弱的 a spineless coward 一个软弱的懦夫。 Example sentencesExamples Ofelia, who was used to being the boss all the time, would now have to obey every word that was uttered from Stolly - a weak, spineless, cowardly man in her mind. They have been called aloof, spineless, uncoordinated, strung out, two-faced, puny and spastic - and by some of the most respected scientists in the world. But now, he was saddled with these spineless ragamuffins, who followed his orders still, but did it with downcast scared eyes and pale faces, people who wouldn't be here if they had anywhere else to go. This government is the most spineless, intellectually dishonest, corrupt, incompetent and callous administration this Federation has ever known. That's comforting - if you're a spineless, codependent imbecile. He described career envoys as weak or spineless. I immediately ruled out those brown-nosers, though; spineless obedience is nice, but I couldn't depend on them to carry out dangerous tasks. Shortsighted tyrants, spineless power-mongers and heartless thugs vie egomaniacally, dangerously, for power. I was too much of a spineless wuss to go after you. Raised in a tough household by a temperamental father and a spineless mother, Stu showed a genius for all card games at an early age, regularly cleaning the pockets of men his father's age in side games. Sure, they have vegetable plates too, if you're weak and spineless. When she realized she wasn't getting any response from her husband, Christine turned her attention to her son, determined that he wasn't going to end up a soft-hearted, spineless man like his father. I don't want to sound pessimistic, but the majority of people living in this age, including myself, could be described as spineless. While most reporters these days are generally spineless weenies, I was under the impression that the job of the press is to question, not kiss ass. She still seemed weak and spineless to me, and she was obviously used to men making all her decisions and even all her excuses for her. If I'm weak for showing my feelings, then you're weak and spineless for hiding them. This will teach him a lesson for being such a spineless wimp and show the lady the error of her sick-makingly sentimental ways. While the dissidents have been exposed for the second time as thoroughly weak and spineless, Howard's fears about his future are nevertheless well-founded. But because I'm fundamentally weak and spineless, I find it awfully difficult to be similarly critical about the heroic efforts of a mere one-man band. Synonyms weak, weak-willed, weak-kneed, feeble, spiritless, soft, ineffectual, inadequate, irresolute, indecisive 3(of an animal or plant) lacking spines. （动物，植物）无刺的 spineless forms of prickly pear have been selected 无刺型仙人果已被挑选出来。 Example sentencesExamples In addition, it is an attractive and spineless cactus, which increases its potential as an ornamental plant; therefore, collection may become a problem in the future. Of the weird rodent he likens to a spineless porcupine, Timmins added, ‘Nobody could have predicted this new family.’ Coendou and Sphiggurus are arboreal animals, with long, spineless, prehensile tails and wide foot pads. Rauwerdink later merged the two species into M. sagu, based on the fact that seeds from spineless palms can produce spiny seedlings. Monogenic control was also found for spiny versus spineless, with the spiny trait being completely or partially dominant. These are set off to perfection by the foliage, which is dark green, glossy and almost spineless. Plants with no spines on the leaves and bracts were considered as spineless or nonspiny, according to safflower descriptors. The fruits are spineless but with several or many foliaceous scales. Coral are tiny spineless animals essential in building reefs, one of the planet's oldest and most complex ecosystems.
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