mainstay
美音:[´meıns´teı
]
英音:[´meıns´teı
]
n.支柱,中流砥柱
难易程度:
mainstay为短语/超纲词汇
mainstay
/-steɪ; -,ste/
n
1 rope from the top of the mainmast to the base of the foremast 主桅支索.
2 (fig 比喻) chief support(er) 主要的依靠; 支柱
*He is the mainstay of our theatre group. 他是我们剧组的台柱.
n
1 rope from the top of the mainmast to the base of the foremast 主桅支索.
2 (fig 比喻) chief support(er) 主要的依靠; 支柱
*He is the mainstay of our theatre group. 他是我们剧组的台柱.
mainstay
n
the mainstay of sth
a) an important part of something that makes it possible for it to work properly or continue to exist
Agriculture is still the mainstay of the country's economy.
b) someone who does most of the important work for a group or organization
She was the mainstay of the team.
the mainstay of sth
a) an important part of something that makes it possible for it to work properly or continue to exist
Agriculture is still the mainstay of the country's economy.
b) someone who does most of the important work for a group or organization
She was the mainstay of the team.
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