linchpin

英 [ˈlɪntʃpɪn]

美 [ˈlɪntʃpɪn]

n.  (组织、计划等的)关键人物，关键事物

复数：linchpins　

BNC.33519 / COCA.20044

牛津词典

noun

• （组织、计划等的）关键人物，关键事物
  a person or thing that is the most important part of an organization, a plan, etc., because everything else depends on them or it

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 关键；关键性人物（或事物）
  If you refer to a person or thing as thelinchpinof something, you mean that they are the most important person or thing involved in it.
  1. He's the lynchpin of our team and crucial to my long-term plans.
     他是我们队伍的核心，对实现我的长远规划举足轻重。

英英释义

noun

• pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
  Synonym:lynchpin
• a central cohesive source of support and stability
  1. faith is his anchor
  2. the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
  3. he is the linchpin of this firm
  Synonym:anchormainstaykeystonebackbonelynchpin

双语例句

• The dollar is the linchpin of the system of international payments.
  美元是国际支付体系中的核心。
• World Bank Country Director for Mozambique Michael Baxter described IDA as a "linchpin" in development assistance to Mozambique.
  世界银行的莫桑比克国家业务局局长MichaelBaxter把IDA描述为莫桑比克发展援助中的一个关键组成部分。
• The king is the linchpin of national unity.
  国王是国家统一的核心人物。
• But the linchpin of this diplomatic push is not an Israeli official, a Middle Eastern king, or an American ambassador. It is an oil company in Texas.
  然而，这一外交努力背后的关键力量，并非哪位以色列官员、中东国王，或是美国大使，而是德克萨斯州的一家油企。
• But more than half of rural homes lack a washing machine, and about three-quarters have no fridge making those items seemingly the linchpin to the new program.
  但一半以上的农村家庭没有洗衣机，约四分之三的农村家庭没有电冰箱，因此提高农村家庭中这两类电器的拥有率似乎是此次家电下乡计划的关键所在。
• The Linchpin of Manufacture Information Engineering-Human Information Engineering
  制造业信息化的关键&人的信息化
• In actual china, there is lack of rule of law and her sublime spirit, which acts as the linchpin to maintain the stability and harmony of modern society.
  作为维系现代社会稳定和谐的关键，中国当下最缺失的还是法治以及由她展示出来的崇高精神。
• This question of responsibility for leadership in the Chinese revolution is the linchpin upon which the success or failure of the revolution depends.
  这个中国革命领导责任的问题，乃是革命成败的关键。
• This wave of change is uncommon for corporate America where CFOs tend to stay for several years and play a crucial role not only in companies 'internal workings but also as a linchpin in their relationships with investors and regulators.
  这股换人风潮在美国企业界并不常见。在美国，CFO一般都会担任很多年，他们不仅在企业内部运作中发挥着重要作用，还在企业与投资者和监管者的关系中扮演着关键角色。
• EXAMPLE: The brilliant young manager is the little company's linchpin; without her, the business would fail.
  这位年轻经理是这家小公司的关键人物，没有她，公司肯定倒闭。