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单词 linchpin
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
linch•pin /ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Mechanical Engineeringa pin inserted through the end of part of an axle to keep a wheel on.
  2. something that holds the various parts or elements of a complicated structure together:The linchpin of the campaign was the heavy use of advertising.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
linch•pin  (linch′pin′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mechanical Engineeringa pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
  2. something that holds the various elements of a complicated structure together:The monarchy was the linchpin of the nation's traditions and society.
Also, lynchpin. 
  • unexplained alteration of Middle English lynspin, equivalent. to lyns, Old English lynis axle-pin (cognate with German Lünse) + pin pin 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
linchpin, lynchpin /ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn/ n
  1. a pin placed transversely through an axle to keep a wheel in position
  2. a person or thing regarded as an essential or coordinating element: the linchpin of the company
Etymology: 14th Century lynspin, from Old English lynis
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