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

• 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。
• 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。
• Sodium and potassium supplements are used for the electrolyte imbalances, and aldosterone antagonists and diuretic spironolactone are mainstays of therapy.
  补充钠钾以纠正酸碱平衡，醛固酮拮抗剂和利尿剂螺内酯是主要的治疗药物。
• 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。
• 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。
• Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet
  鱼和米是该国的主要食品。
• Self-confidence and sele-reliance are the mainstays of a strong character.
  自信和自立是坚强品格的支柱。
• The2011 exhibitor list also lacked a number of big-name brands that used to be mainstays& Microsoft, Adobe, Canon, and Logitech, just to name a few.
  2011年参展商的名单也缺少了以前的常客–微软，奥多比，佳能，罗技。现在只剩很少大公司了。
• When the researchers compared the men's scans, they noticed that gentle stroking caused a drop in natural opioids in brain areas called the ventral striatum and the anterior cingulate cortex, which are mainstays of the brain's reward circuitry.
  当研究人员对比两次扫描结果后发现，轻柔的抚摸导致大脑内部腹侧纹状体与前扣带脑皮质分泌自然阿片类物质，而二者正是大脑奖励回路机制的重要区域。
• '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。