mainstays

英 [ˈmeɪnsteɪz]

美 [ˈmeɪnˌsteɪz]

n.  支柱; 中流砥柱
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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 支柱;中坚
  If you describe something asthe mainstay ofa particular thing, you mean that it is the most basic part of it.
  1. Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet...
     鱼和米是该国的主要食品。
  2. This principle of collective bargaining has been a mainstay in labor relations in this country.
     这一集体谈判原则已经成为该国劳动关系的重要基础。

双语例句

• In a country where fish is one of the economy's mainstays, the result was disaster.
  对于一个以渔业为主要经济支柱的国家，这样的结果是灾难性的。
• Study on Relationship among Different Benefit Mainstays in Academic Journal Evaluation
  学术期刊评价中不同利益主体关系研究
• In modern society, information has become an important social source and treasure and also one of the mainstays of the cultural society.
  在现代社会中，信息已成为重要的社会资源和财富，是文明社会生活中的主要支柱之一。
• Family businesses are mainstays of German and Italian industry.
  家族企业是德国和意大利工业的中流砥柱。
• Self-confidence and sele-reliance are the mainstays of a strong character.
  自信和自立是坚强品格的支柱。
• The extension set is one of the three mainstays of extension theory.
  可拓集合是可拓论的三大支柱之一。
• Many mathematicians from universities benefited from the training and later became mainstays of various fields.
  来自高等院校的许多数学工作者受益匪浅，后来都成为各自领域的学术骨干。
• When the researchers compared the men's scans, they noticed that gentle stroking caused a drop in natural opioids in brain areas called the ventral striatum and the anterior cingulate cortex, which are mainstays of the brain's reward circuitry.
  当研究人员对比两次扫描结果后发现，轻柔的抚摸导致大脑内部腹侧纹状体与前扣带脑皮质分泌自然阿片类物质，而二者正是大脑奖励回路机制的重要区域。
• These were the mainstays of her life.
  这些就是她生活中主要寄托。
• 'Sexiest' list mainstays Ryan Gosling, Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson finished at seven, 12 and 21 respectively.
  最性感男人榜单常客好莱坞男星瑞恩高斯林，约翰尼德普和暮光之城男星罗伯特帕丁森分列第七，第十二和第二十一位。