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

• Energy is the mainstay of modern industry and the motivity of sustainable development for national economy.
  能源是现代工业的支柱，是国民经济可持续发展的动力。
• He is the mainstay of our team.
  他是我们队里的主心骨儿。
• After the father's death the son became the mainstay of the family.
  父亲死后，儿子就成了这个家庭的主心骨。
• 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。
• She is the mainstay of our workshop.
  她是我们车间的主心骨。
• Because of concentration, it becomes mainstay of industry development.
  因为专注，成为行业发展的中流砥柱。
• He has become the mainstay of the family.
  他已经成为了家庭的支柱。
• It can be reasonably explained only if the entrepreneurship of the market mainstay is included in the analysis framework.
  只有将市场主体的企业家才能纳入分析框架，上述问题才能得到合理解释。
• They are the mainstay of our work today.
  他们是我们现在工作很重要的基础。
• 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。