英语词汇“mainstay”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	mainstay
释义	Trends of mainstay View usage for: mainstay (meɪnsteɪ) Word forms: plural mainstays countable noun If you describe something as the mainstay of a particular thing, you mean that it is the most basic part of it. Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet. This principle of collective bargaining has been a mainstay in labor relations inthis country. Synonyms: pillar, backbone, bulwark, prop More Synonyms of mainstay mainstay in British English (ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ) noun 1. nautical the forestay that braces the mainmast 2. a chief support mainstay in American English (ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ) noun 1. a stay, or line, extending forward from the mainmast, supporting it and holding it in position 2. a chief support Examples of 'mainstay' in a sentence mainstay He is a fantastic footballer and a mainstay in our team. The Sun (2015) They are now in their forties and the mainstay of the economy. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Drug treatment The mainstay of treatment for high blood pressure is drug treatment. Petch, Dr Michael BMA Family Doctor Guide - Heart Disease (1989) The war forced only a temporary halt to tourism, which has remained a mainstay of the economy. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Yet people like things just as they were in these parts, where farming has been the mainstay of the economy for many generations. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Overnight, tourism came to be the mainstay of the economy, overtaking sugar and tobacco. Carlos Acosta No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale (2007) The 33-year-old former England midfield player has been a mainstay of the team and is eager to play on for another season. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In other languages mainstay British English: mainstay NOUN If you describe something as the mainstay of a particular thing, you mean that it is the most basic part of it. Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet. American English: mainstay Brazilian Portuguese: esteio Chinese: 基本 European Spanish: pilar French: pilier German: Hauptbestandteil Italian: sostegno principale Japanese: 基本 Korean: 중심 European Portuguese: esteio Latin American Spanish: pilar Definition of 'mainstay' (noun) in the sense of pillar Definition a chief support Fish and rice were the mainstays of their diet. Synonyms pillar My father had been a pillar of the community. backbone the economic backbone of the nation bulwark a bulwark of democracy prop The army is one of the main props of the government. anchor The actor provides energy and an anchor for his less experienced co-stars. buttress a buttress of rock lynchpin He's the lynchpin of our team. chief support Additional synonyms in the sense of anchor Definition a source of stability or security The actor provides energy and an anchor for his less experienced co-stars. Synonyms support, second, stay, supporter, prop, backer, backbone, mainstay, comforter, tower of strength in the sense of backbone the economic backbone of the nation Synonyms foundation, support, base, basis, mainstay, bedrock in the sense of bulwark Definition a person or thing acting as a defence a bulwark of democracy Synonyms defence, support, safeguard, security, guard, buffer, mainstay Nearby words of mainstay main road mainly mainspring mainstay mainstream maintain maintenance Synonyms of 'mainstay' mainstay Explore 'mainstay' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of buttress Definition any support or prop a buttress of rock Synonyms support, shore, prop, brace, pier, reinforcement, strut, mainstay, stanchion, stay, abutment in the sense of lynchpin He's the lynchpin of our team. Synonyms driving force, director, chief, principal, co-ordinator, cornerstone, mainstay in the sense of prop Definition a person or thing giving moral support The army is one of the main props of the government. Synonyms mainstay, support, sustainer, anchor, backbone, cornerstone, upholder
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