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mainstay

英 ['meɪnsteɪ] 美['menste]
  • n. 支柱;中流砥柱;主要的依靠;主桅支索

英英释意


1. a prominent supporter;
"he is a pillar of the community"
2. a central cohesive source of support and stability;
"faith is his anchor"
"the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"
"he is the linchpin of this firm"
3. the forestay that braces the mainmast