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

• We need to restore the aviation industry as a mainstay of our economy.
  我们要使航空业重新成为经济的支柱产业。
• 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。
• Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet
  鱼和米是该国的主要食品。
• The energy and chemical industry is the mainstay of an economy.
  能源化工是一个国家国民经济发展的基础。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is the mainstay of our team.
  他是我们队里的主心骨儿。
• Of the 600 million people in our country, the worker and peasant masses are our mainstay.
  在我国六亿人口中，工人、农民是我们的基本群众。
• They are the mainstay of our work today.
  他们是我们现在工作很重要的基础。
• Love it or hate it, social media has become a mainstay in the employment game.
  不管喜欢或讨厌，社交媒体已经成为招聘中的主要手段。