| 单词 | mainstream |
| 释义 | mainstream /mayn"streem'/, n. 1. the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture. 2. a river having tributaries. adj. 3. belonging to or characteristic of a principal, dominant, or widely accepted group, movement, style, etc.: mainstream Republicans; a mainstream artist. 4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of jazz falling historically between Dixieland and modern jazz; specifically, swing music. Cf. traditional (def. 4). v.t. 5. to send into the mainstream; cause to join the main force, group, etc.: to mainstream young people into the labor force. 6. to place (handicapped students) in regular school classes. v.i. 7. to join or be placed in the mainstream. [1660-70; MAIN1 + STREAM] |
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