mainstay

英 ['meɪnsteɪ] 美 ['meɪnsteɪ]

• n. 主要支持

英英释义

Noun:

1. a prominent supporter;

   "he is a pillar of the community"
   

2. a central cohesive source of support and stability;

   "faith is his anchor"
   "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"
   "he is the linchpin of this firm"
   

3. the forestay that braces the mainmast

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He is the mainstay of our theatre group.
   他是我们剧组的台柱。
2. Farming is still the mainstay of this country.
   农业仍是这个国家的主要依靠。

近反义词

【近义词】

• dependence 依赖
• backbone 脊骨
• pillar 柱子
• stem 柄
• support 支持
• prop 支柱
• spine 脊柱
• strength 力气
• bread and butter 生计
• lifeblood 命脉
• basis 基础
• core 核心
• keystone 拱顶石
• anchor 锚
• linchpin 制轮楔
• lynchpin 轮辖