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

• 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。
• Brands have long been a mainstay of consumer companies.
  长期以来，品牌一直是消费公司的支柱。
• 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。
• 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。
• He has become the mainstay of the family.
  他已经成为了家庭的支柱。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is a mainstay of my diet.
  这是一个支柱，我的饮食。
• 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。