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单词 mainstay
释义 mainstay
 /mayn"stay'/,  n.  
  1.  Naut.   the stay that secures the mainmast forward.
  2. a person or thing that acts as a chief support or part: Coffee is the mainstay of the country's economy.
 [1475-85; MAIN1 + STAY2]
 Syn. 2. pillar, bulwark, anchor, prop.
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