mainstay

英 [ˈmeɪnsteɪ]

美 [ˈmeɪnsteɪ]

n.  支柱; 中流砥柱

复数：mainstays　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14440 / COCA.13265

牛津词典

noun

• 支柱；中流砥柱
  a person or thing that is the most important part of sth and enables it to exist or be successful
  1. Cocoa is the country's economic mainstay.
     可可是这个国家的经济支柱。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 支柱;中坚
  If you describe something asthe mainstay ofa particular thing, you mean that it is the most basic part of it.
  1. Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet...
     鱼和米是该国的主要食品。
  2. This principle of collective bargaining has been a mainstay in labor relations in this country.
     这一集体谈判原则已经成为该国劳动关系的重要基础。

英英释义

noun

• the forestay that braces the mainmast
• a central cohesive source of support and stability
  1. faith is his anchor
  2. the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
  3. he is the linchpin of this firm
  Synonym:anchorkeystonebackbonelinchpinlynchpin
• a prominent supporter
  1. he is a pillar of the community
  Synonym:pillar

双语例句

• The automotive industry is the mainstay of the country's economy.
  汽车工业是这个国家的经济支柱。
• Not likely, because the socialist sector is the mainstay of our economy.
  我看不会的。因为我国是以社会主义经济为主体的。
• They are the mainstay of our work today.
  他们是我们现在工作很重要的基础。
• He has become the mainstay of the family.
  他已经成为了家庭的支柱。
• After all, architectural fantasy has been a mainstay of radical design for centuries.
  毕竟，几个世纪以来，建筑梦幻一直是激进设计的支柱。
• Professional researchers are the mainstay of scientific work.
  专业的科学研究队伍，是科学工作的骨干力量。
• Brands have long been a mainstay of consumer companies.
  长期以来，品牌一直是消费公司的支柱。
• Edward was now her mainstay and her only hope.
  爱德华如今是她的生活支柱和唯一希望。
• It is a mainstay of my diet.
  这是一个支柱，我的饮食。
• In fact, it is the mainstay of many Agile development methods.
  事实上，这是许多敏捷开发方法的支柱。