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spineless

/ˈspaɪnləs/ /ˈspaɪnlɪs/

Meanings
adjective

没骨气的，懦弱的。

Having no spine.

Examples :

"The jellyfish is a spineless creature. "
水母是一种没有骨气的生物。
character body negative

Related Words

Illustration tell

tell noun

/tɛl/

马脚, 破绽

"The suspect's nervous fidgeting was a clear tell; he was trying to hide something about the missing money. "

嫌疑人紧张地乱动，这是一个明显的马脚；他想隐瞒关于失踪的钱的一些事情。

Illustration jellyfish

jellyfish noun

/ˈdʒɛliˌfɪʃ/

水母，海蜇.

"The jellyfish washed ashore near the beach where the children were playing. "

在孩子们玩耍的海滩附近，冲上来一只水母。

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

那个，那件事。

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

我姐姐带了几本书去图书馆，那本是关于恐龙的。

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

拥有，具有。

"I have a house and a car."

我拥有一栋房子和一辆汽车。

Illustration unacceptable

unacceptable noun

/ˌʌn.æk.ˈsɛp.tə.bl̩/

不可接受之事，不能接受的事物

"Late arrival to class is an unacceptable reason for missing the test. "

上课迟到不是错过考试的合理理由，这是不可接受之事。

Illustration cowardly

cowardly adjective

/ˈkaʊədli/

胆小的，懦弱的

"The student was cowardly and did not speak up in class when he disagreed with the teacher's explanation. "

这个学生很胆小，当他不同意老师的解释时，他懦弱地没有在课堂上出声。

Illustration spine

spine noun

/spaɪn/

脊柱，脊椎。

"My grandfather, who is over 80, has a slight curvature in his spine. "

我爷爷八十多岁了，他的脊柱有点轻微的弯曲。

Illustration manager

manager noun

/ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/ /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒɚ/

经理，管理者

"The school's new manager is responsible for organizing the sports teams. "

学校新来的管理者负责组织各个运动队。

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration employee

employee noun

/(ˌ)ɪm-/

员工，雇员

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

鼓励你的员工更努力工作的一个方法就是给他们提供激励。

Illustration creature

creature noun

/ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃəɹ/

生物, 动物, 家伙 (贬义)

"The little creature scurried under the table during the family dinner. "

晚饭时，那个小东西嗖地一下钻到桌子底下去了。

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

表演，演出，表现

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

对某项事业或职责的履行