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挺脊梁

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Collocation

1
挺直脊梁做人
2
挺起了脊梁
3
挺起钢铁般的脊梁

Definition

挺脊梁

Literally means:

stand upright

Actually means:

display grit and backbone

It figuratively means displaying unyielding spirit or playing a pivotal role. Commendatory.

比喻表现出坚强不屈的气节,或发挥支柱的作用。具有褒义色彩。

Example

Used a sed as predicate or adverbial adjunct, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、状语,中间可插入别的词语)
1
Zài
mín
民族
wēinàn
危难
de
shí
时刻
  
,
men
他们
tǐng
挺起
gāngtiě
钢铁
bān
de
liáng
脊梁
  
,
kàng
抗击
wàilái
外来
de
qīnlüèzhě
侵略者
  

In times of national distress, they stood up to steely backbones against foreign invaders.

2
qīn
母亲
zài
一再
jiàodǎo
教导
  
,
nánhàn
男子汉
rèn
任何
shíhou
时候
dōu
yào
tǐngzhí
挺直
liáng
脊梁
zuòrén
做人
  

Mother repeatedly taught him that men should always stand up straight as human beings.

3
Zài
kāi
开发
yóutián
油田
de
guòchéng
过程
zhōng
  
,
men
我们
yīnggāi
应该
tǐng
齐挺
liáng
脊梁
  
,
努力
fèndòu
奋斗
  
,
gòngtóng
共同
chéngdān
承担
zhège
这个
zhòngrèn
重任
  

In the process of developing oil fields, we should work together, strive hard and share this heavy responsibility.