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单词 mainstay
释义

mainstay

[ meyn-stey ]
/ ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ /
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noun

Nautical. the stay that secures the mainmast forward.
a person or thing that acts as a chief support or part: Coffee is the mainstay of the country's economy.

Origin of mainstay

First recorded in 1475–85; main1 + stay2

SYNONYMS FOR mainstay

2 pillar, bulwark, anchor, prop.
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Words nearby mainstay

main sequence, main shaft, mainsheet, mainspring, main squeeze, mainstay, main stem, main store, mainstream, mainstream corporation tax, mainstreamer
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British Dictionary definitions for mainstay

mainstay
/ (ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ) /

noun

nautical the forestay that braces the mainmast
a chief support
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