| 单词 | linchpin |
| 释义 | linchpin (once / 26034 pages) n Literally, a linchpin is the pin that goes through the axle of a wheel to keep it in place, but linchpin can be used to mean an important part of anything, the thing that holds it all together. The linchpin is something that supports and holds another thing together. It’s the most important part of anything — eating well is the linchpin to staying healthy. A basketball team's most valuable player is the linchpin. The most crucial part of a plan is the linchpin. If something or someone is indispensable, she’s the linchpin. Take away the linchpin and everything falls apart. WORD FAMILYlinchpin: linchpins USAGE EXAMPLESWashington looked to Tehran as the linchpin for its strategy to secure the oil-rich Persian Gulf and thwart Soviet ambitions in the Middle East. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) With the linchpin character of Brunnhilde, we’re on somewhat shakier ground. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) Yet she’s also the park’s—and the show’s—linchpin figure. The New Yorker(Dec 15, 2016) 1n a central cohesive source of support and stability he is the linchpin of this firm Syn|Hyper anchor, backbone, keystone, lynchpin, mainstay support something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest 2n pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on Syn|Hyper lynchpin pin a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things |
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