mainstay

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n. 主桅支索, 支柱, 中流砥柱

发音

其它 /ˈmeɪn.steɪ/

词形变化

mainstays 复数 mainstays

教材释义与例句

名词

支柱；中流砥柱；主要的依靠；主桅支索

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A chief support.

    支柱

    中流砥柱

    Agriculture is the mainstay of this country’s economy.

  2. 2.

    Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.

  3. 3.

    A stabilising rope from high on the mainmast to the base of the foremast.

    航海 交通

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

anchor pillar backbone keystone linchpin lynchpin

上位词 8

friend support champion admirer booster supporter protagonist forestay

词源

From Middle English main stai, equivalent to main + stay (“rope”).

来源：wiktionary