mainstays

英 [ˈmeɪnsteɪz]

美 [ˈmeɪnˌsteɪz]

n.  支柱; 中流砥柱
mainstay的复数

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

• '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。
• Construction industry is one of the mainstays of national economy. The rapid development of construction industry brought well opportunity for the development of building waterproofing materials.
  建筑业是中国国民经济建设的支柱产业之一，建筑业的蓬勃发展为建筑防水材料行业的发展带来了良好的机遇。
• It succeeded with popular features that have become mainstays of the web today: Web mail, news aggregation, fantasy sports and financial data – all of them simple and easy to access.
  雅虎广受欢迎的网站特色已成为当今网络的主流，用户能够简单便捷地获取包括电子邮件、各类新闻、时尚运动以及财经数据等方面的信息。
• Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet
  鱼和米是该国的主要食品。
• All large or super huge enterprises in our country are state-owned business, and they are mainstays of national economy.
  我国的大型或特大型企业是国民经济的支柱企业。
• IBM 360 and 370 computers are believed to be x Q the mainstays of the Warsaw Pact's air-defense system.
  人们认为，IBM360型和370型的计算机是华沙条约国家防空系统的主件。
• 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。
• 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。
• Agriculture and handicraft industry are the two mainstays of the social economy of ancient China.
  农业和手工业是古代中国社会经济的两大支柱。
• The GATT is one of the three economic mainstays of the world.
  《关税与贸易总协定》是世界三大经济支柱之一。