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linchpin

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异体字:lynchpin

linchpin


/'lɪntʃpɪn; `lɪntʃ,pɪn/
n
1 pin passed through the end of an axle to keep the wheel in position 轮辖; 制轮楔.
2 (fig 比喻) person or thing that is vital to an organization, plan, etc (组织、计画等中)关键性的人或事物
*Controlling wages is the linchpin of the Government'spolicies. 控制工资是政府政策的关键.

linchpin


n
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: linch 'pin fastening a wheel to an axle' (11-16 centuries) (from Old English lynis) + pin]
the linchpin of sth
the person or thing in a group, system etc that is most important, because everything depends on them