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单词 mainstay
释义
mainstay
noun
uk
/ˈmeɪn.steɪ/us
/ˈmeɪn.steɪ/
the mainstay ofsomething
the mostimportantpartof something,providingsupportfor everythingelse:
…的支柱；…的主要依靠
Cattlefarmingis the mainstay of the country'seconomy.养牛业是这个国家的经济支柱。
Thewhiteblousewill be the mainstay ofyourwardrobethissummer.白色衬衫将是今年夏天你衣橱里的主要服装。
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(Definition ofmainstayfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

mainstay| American Dictionary

mainstay
noun[C]
us
/ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ/
the mostimportantpartof something,providingsupportfor everythingelse:
In the early 1900s,farmingwas the mainstay of thenationaleconomy.
(Definition ofmainstayfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

mainstay| Business English

mainstay
noun[C,usually singular]
uk
/ˈmeɪnsteɪ/us
the mostimportantpartof something,providingsupportfor everythingelse:
the mainstay of sthAntibiotictherapyis the mainstay oftreatmentfor manyinfections.
Cattlefarmingisthe mainstay ofthe country'seconomy.
(Definition ofmainstayfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmainstay

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The history plays amainstayrole in our model because it allows the co-operation between models and specialized modules.
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The function of these small sums is clearly not to providemainstaysupport, but rather to affirm membership in a family circle and its continuity.
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The mainstays of such treatment are nitrates or calcium channel-blockers taken just before a meal.
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Studies of the phonetic correlates of phonological representations have been amainstayof laboratory phonology research.
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By then, the children had completed compulsory schooling and had become themainstayof the family economy.
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Improvements to the acyclic nucleosides and nucleotides remain themainstayof drug development.
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Diabetes education is clearly amainstayof diabetes selfmanagement.
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While myths concerning the bones of vertebrates are themainstayof the book, invertebrate fossils are not neglected.
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Here important themes of gender, multi-disciplinary partnerships and the role of the profession have been themainstayof academic debate in the past few years.
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Themainstayof treatment is regular emollient therapy.
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Themainstayof diagnosis involves taking a careful history including details of diet, alcohol and drugs.
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On the other hand, the most trustworthy members of civil society are regarded as its mainstays.
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In none of the reports is there any satisfactory control or exclusion of the euphoric activity as themainstayof so-called analgesic properties.
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Oral chemotherapy and steroids are themainstayof treatment.
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Diuretic therapy, themainstayof treatment in chronic heart failure, leads to increased activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.
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