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

• 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。
• However the premier edition added Google Docs& Spreadsheets, a significant edition considering that word processing and spreadsheets are mainstays of Microsoft Office.
  然而在premier版中，还添加了Google文件，这是一个很重要的添加，因为字处理和工作表也是微软Office的支柱。
• 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。
• The GATT is one of the three economic mainstays of the world.
  《关税与贸易总协定》是世界三大经济支柱之一。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many mathematicians from universities benefited from the training and later became mainstays of various fields.
  来自高等院校的许多数学工作者受益匪浅，后来都成为各自领域的学术骨干。
• 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。
• The Research on How Behavior Mainstays 'Partiality Influences Rural Financial Supply and Demand
  行为主体偏好对农村金融供求影响研究