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vertebrae
椎骨；脊椎骨
vertebrae is the plural of vertebra.
核心释义
one of the bony segments of the spinal column
- 1.
构成脊柱的骨性或软骨性节段。低等脊椎动物中为多个永不愈合的独立小骨；高等脊椎动物中椎体短而略圆柱形,两端借弹性或软骨垫与相邻椎骨相关节,并有骨弓包围脊髓。
Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.
- 2.
脊柱的骨段之一
one of the bony segments of the spinal column
构成脊柱的骨性或软骨性节段。低等脊椎动物中为多个永不愈合的独立小骨；高等脊椎动物中椎体短而略圆柱形,两端借弹性或软骨垫与相邻椎骨相关节,并有骨弓包围脊髓。；脊柱的骨段之一；脊椎；椎骨；[医] 椎骨；脊髓
用法In use
A herniated disc can press on a nearby vertebra and cause back pain.
用法提示：此处 a nearby vertebra 用单数名词，指相邻的一块椎骨。
The human spine is made up of many vertebrae stacked on top of each other.
用法提示：vertebrae 是 vertebra 的复数形式，指多块椎骨。
She felt a sharp pain when the doctor touched the vertebra at the base of her neck.
用法提示：the vertebra 是单数名词，特指某一块椎骨。
the vertebrae of the spine
vertebra 的复数形式为 vertebrae（也可写作 vertebras）。
The vertebrae of the spine are stacked to form the spinal column.
脊柱的椎骨堆叠起来构成脊椎。
a vertebra in one's back/spine
指具体某块椎骨时，常用 a vertebra + in + 部位。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cervical vertebra
- 颈椎骨；颈椎
- She injured a cervical vertebra in the accident.她在事故中伤了一节颈椎骨。
- thoracic vertebra
- 胸椎骨；胸椎
- There are twelve thoracic vertebrae in the human spine.人体脊柱中有十二块胸椎骨。
- lumbar vertebra
- 腰椎骨；腰椎
- The lumbar vertebrae support most of the upper body's weight.腰椎骨承担上半身的大部分重量。
- fractured vertebra
- 椎骨骨折；断裂的椎骨
- He was diagnosed with a fractured vertebra after the fall.他摔倒后被诊断为一节椎骨骨折。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象椎骨像糖葫芦，一颗颗 vertebra 串成脊柱；复数 vertebrae 表示好多颗。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：解剖学、医学、生物学 该词是比较正式的解剖学术语，多用于医学、生物学或学术写作，日常口语中更常说 spine 或 backbone。
语法说明Grammar Note
注意复数形式为 vertebrae，也可写作 vertebras。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Among these, zebra and Libra rhyme with each other (/iːbrə/), but none rhymes with vertebra. Cobra ends in /oʊbrə/ and has a different stressed vowel. Beware of lookalikes: vertebrate and invertebrate share the beginning with vertebra but end in /brət/, not /brə/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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