figurative. That on which one places one's reliance when everything else has failed.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > confident hope, trust > [noun] > object of trust (6) sheet-anchor1524 figurative. That on which one places one's reliance when everything else has failed. confidence1535 An object or ground of trust; ‘that which gives confidence, boldness, or security’ (Johnson). staya1542 figurative. A thing or a person that affords support; an object of reliance. mainstay1604 figurative. A chief support; something or someone on which a person mainly relies. reposure1682 A person in whom or thing in which something immaterial (as a feeling) may be reposed. Cf. repose, v.1 5, 6 and repository, n. 4. dependence1753 transferred. That on which one relies or may rely; object of reliance or trust; resource. ? Obsolete. |
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