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单词 spineless
释义
spineless
adjective
disapproving
uk
/ˈspaɪn.ləs/us
/ˈspaɪn.ləs/
A spinelesspersondoes not have muchdeterminationand is notwillingto takerisks:
没有勇气的；无胆量的，怯懦的
He was, sheconcluded, a spinelessindividual.她断定他是个没有胆量的家伙。
Synonyms
gutlessinformal
namby-pambyinformaldisapproving
wet(WEAK)UK
wishy-washyinformaldisapproving
Opposite
gutsyinformal
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spinelessly
spinelessness
(Definition ofspinelessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

spineless| American Dictionary

spineless
adjective
disapproving
us
/ˈspɑɪn·ləs/
lackingdeterminationand thewillingnessto takerisks:
Itupsetme torealizehow spineless I was.
(Definition ofspinelessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspineless

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Indeed, ministerial disenchantment withspinelessemployers grew significantly in the early 1960s.
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Such terms hardly befit a collaborator of empire or aspineless, self-serving monarch.
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The first row of tegumentary spines are found beyond thisspinelessring (fig. 14).
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The hyomandibula is extremely elongate and apparentlyspineless.
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It is popular for its early maturity, high leaf area index,spinelessgreen pods and high pod yield.
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However, we have drawn from the anime women who shirk stereotypically weak female portrayals (spineless, immature, squirmy, and coquette persona) and display a powerful, energetic character.
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Is that further evidence of thespinelessnature of those who are responsible?
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Thirdly, legislation stiffens the backbone of the relativelyspineless.
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I have never known anything so cowardly andspinelessin my life.
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This is in no sense aspinelesssurrender.
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Who were thespinelessspenders over the past six weeks, miraculously, in view of the forthcoming or anticipated election?
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Some have even turned intospinelessjellies, wittering on about dropping this new approach.
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It is because of thespinelessattitude that we have long pursued throughout an epoch which is now, happily, only a question of history.
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They mumble away a lot ofspinelessand disconnected platitudes.
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They do not wantspinelessbureaucrats trying to protect their own backsides, and trying to ensure that innocent men go to prison.
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