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

• She is the mainstay of our workshop.
  她是我们车间的主心骨。
• Shoes-making industry is not only the mainstay industry of Jinjiang but of quanzhou.
  制鞋业不仅是晋江的支柱产业，同时也是泉州市的支柱产业。
• In these locomotive days tourism has become the mainstay of the country.
  在当今旅行风气很盛的时代，旅游业成了这个国家的主要收益。
• Because of concentration, it becomes mainstay of industry development.
  因为专注，成为行业发展的中流砥柱。
• China now has become a mainstay of the economy development.
  已成为我国现经济发展的一个主要支柱。
• 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。
• At present, the mining industry has already become a mainstay in Western China.
  目前矿业也已经成为西部地区重要的支柱性产业。
• 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。
• 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。
• They are the mainstay of the enterprise.
  他们是企业的中流砥柱。