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mainstay
[英] [ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ] [美] [ˈmenˌste] 生词本

n.

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1. N-COUNT 支柱;中坚 If you describe something as the mainstay of a particular thing, you mean that it is the most basic part of it. 

  • Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet...

    鱼和米是该国的主要食品。

  • 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。

Noun

1. a prominent supporter;

  • "he is a pillar of the community"

2. a central cohesive source of support and stability;

  • "faith is his anchor"
  • "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"
  • "he is the linchpin of this firm"

3. the forestay that braces the mainmast

体育

  • 1.骨干
  • 2.台柱
  • 3.主将
1. 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。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. Agriculture is still the mainstay of the country's economy.
农业仍然是这个国家经济的主要支柱。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He thinks he's a mainstay of the company, but he's really rather small beer.
他自以为是公司的台柱，但事实上他是个微不足道的人。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. They were the mainstay in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
他们是抗日战争的中流砥柱。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》