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

• 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。
• Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet
  鱼和米是该国的主要食品。
• Sugarcane and sugar product is one of the economic mainstays in Guangxi.
  甘蔗糖业是广西的重要经济支柱之一，甘蔗生物固氮及其应用的研究对于在甘蔗生产中节约氮肥成本、减少环境污染具有非常重要的意义。
• '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。
• These were the mainstays of her life.
  这些就是她生活中主要寄托。
• 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。
• In this paper, the concept and characteristics of the virtual corporation are introduced, then the technological support from the information flow and the material flow which are the two mainstays of the virtual corporation is discussed.
  文章首先介绍了虚拟企业的概念和特征，然后进一步论述了虚拟企业的两大支柱信息流和物流的技术支持。
• In Central America, remittances have long eclipsed traditional agricultural mainstays such as coffee and bananas.
  在中美洲，海外汇款收入很早之前就超过了咖啡、香蕉等传统的农业支柱产业。
• 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。
• 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。