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。
• 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。
• Tourism is the mainstay of the island's economy.
  旅游是该岛的主要经济来源。
• As the airport retail is developing rapidly, the non-aviation income has become the mainstay of the airport.
  随着机场商业迅速发展，非航空收入已逐渐成为机场收入的一大支柱。
• Because of concentration, it becomes mainstay of industry development.
  因为专注，成为行业发展的中流砥柱。
• Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet
  鱼和米是该国的主要食品。
• 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。
• 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 our work today.
  他们是我们现在工作很重要的基础。
• 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。