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mainstay

英 ['meɪnsteɪ] 美 ['menste]

解释

n. 支柱；中流砥柱；主要的依靠；主桅支索

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中文词源

mainstay 支柱

main,主要的，stay,支撑，维持。比喻用法。

英文词源

mainstay (n.): "chief support," 1787, figurative use of a nautical noun meaning "stay which extends from the main-top to the foot of the foremast" (late 15c.), from main (adj.) + stay (n.).

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例句和用法

1. Cocoa is the country's economic mainstay.: 可可是这个国家的经济支柱。

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.

3. 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.

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

5. 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。