Definition of linchpin in English:

linchpin

(also lynchpin)

nounˈlɪn(t)ʃpɪnˈlɪn(t)ʃpɪn

1A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.
（企业、组织中的）至关重要的人物；关键因素
nurses are the linchpin of the National Health Service
Example sentencesExamples
- Nuclear weapons are the linchpin neither of the U.S. position in the world nor of its security.
- The lynchpins of the album are undoubtedly two early, majestic songs that distill the mix of the down-to-earth and the interstellar to its purest state.
- A lynchpin of advocacy for literacy programs is that changes in technology and the organization of work are steadily raising the minimum basic skill levels for most types of work.
- After the mass slaughter of the First World War, military cemeteries and war monuments became lynchpins of heavily gendered nationalist myths which were easily appropriated by the National Socialists.
- They're the linchpin of Republican efforts to hold the House
- Herzog is an uncompromising filmmaker whose works have, as their lynchpins, visions of surreal, breathtaking intensity.
- The United States is the lynchpin of interregional telecommunications traffic, but European countries generate a third more international traffic flows than North America.
- But at the same time, she said that these memos, which after all was the lynchpin, the core of your broadcast, were not real.
- Nurses will be the linchpin to the Government's grandiose plans to modernise and improve the National Health Service, one of their leaders says.
- Documenting the role the government and corporations played in slavery is the linchpin of the reparations effort, says Walters.
- It is the linchpin in the effort to give legitimacy to the post-Cold War settlement, while ensuring that it does not become detached either from power or compelling national interests.
- Forti remained a commanding presence as well as the narrative lynchpin, interweaving memories of her family's harrowing escape from Italy during World War II.
- Corporations are replacing religion as the lynchpin of Western culture; historians could thus look back on us as we do now on the Greeks or Egyptians, centering their culture around their religious practices.
- They are one of the lynchpins of ‘Blue Link’, a $15 million initiative formally launched in Sydney in October.
- Disguised as customers, agents of the three US film companies and public notaries bought a series of popular DVDs at the defendants' outlets and then used the evidence as the lynchpin to their case.
- Holt, who Allcock describes as his friend and protégé, did not let him down with an outstanding display of bowling as the lynchpin of the team.
- Throughout American history, the family has been seen as the linchpin of the social order and the basis for stable governance.
- The diversity and broad appeal that had been the linchpin of its success now drained away like vital oil.
- The linchpin to maintaining worker safety and efficiency is preplanning.
- The new building is the linchpin of the medical centre's £62 million redevelopment programme.
Synonyms
heart, nucleus, nub, hub, kernel, marrow, meat
2A pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position.
制轮楔
Example sentencesExamples
- He put the wheel back and secured it with a new linchpin, which he carved from a piece of wood.
Synonyms
centre, focal point, central point, centre of attention, hub, pivot, nucleus, heart, cornerstone, kingpin, bedrock, basis, anchor, backbone, cynosure

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old English lynis (in the sense 'linchpin') + pin.

Definition of linchpin in US English:

linchpin

(also lynchpin)

nounˈlɪn(t)ʃpɪnˈlin(t)SHpin

1A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.
（企业、组织中的）至关重要的人物；关键因素
regular brushing is the linchpin of all good dental hygiene
经常刷牙是保持牙齿卫生的关键。
Example sentencesExamples
- But at the same time, she said that these memos, which after all was the lynchpin, the core of your broadcast, were not real.
- They're the linchpin of Republican efforts to hold the House
- The diversity and broad appeal that had been the linchpin of its success now drained away like vital oil.
- After the mass slaughter of the First World War, military cemeteries and war monuments became lynchpins of heavily gendered nationalist myths which were easily appropriated by the National Socialists.
- Throughout American history, the family has been seen as the linchpin of the social order and the basis for stable governance.
- The new building is the linchpin of the medical centre's £62 million redevelopment programme.
- It is the linchpin in the effort to give legitimacy to the post-Cold War settlement, while ensuring that it does not become detached either from power or compelling national interests.
- Holt, who Allcock describes as his friend and protégé, did not let him down with an outstanding display of bowling as the lynchpin of the team.
- Documenting the role the government and corporations played in slavery is the linchpin of the reparations effort, says Walters.
- Herzog is an uncompromising filmmaker whose works have, as their lynchpins, visions of surreal, breathtaking intensity.
- The lynchpins of the album are undoubtedly two early, majestic songs that distill the mix of the down-to-earth and the interstellar to its purest state.
- Disguised as customers, agents of the three US film companies and public notaries bought a series of popular DVDs at the defendants' outlets and then used the evidence as the lynchpin to their case.
- Corporations are replacing religion as the lynchpin of Western culture; historians could thus look back on us as we do now on the Greeks or Egyptians, centering their culture around their religious practices.
- Nurses will be the linchpin to the Government's grandiose plans to modernise and improve the National Health Service, one of their leaders says.
- A lynchpin of advocacy for literacy programs is that changes in technology and the organization of work are steadily raising the minimum basic skill levels for most types of work.
- Forti remained a commanding presence as well as the narrative lynchpin, interweaving memories of her family's harrowing escape from Italy during World War II.
- The United States is the lynchpin of interregional telecommunications traffic, but European countries generate a third more international traffic flows than North America.
- The linchpin to maintaining worker safety and efficiency is preplanning.
- They are one of the lynchpins of ‘Blue Link’, a $15 million initiative formally launched in Sydney in October.
- Nuclear weapons are the linchpin neither of the U.S. position in the world nor of its security.
Synonyms
heart, nucleus, nub, hub, kernel, marrow, meat
2A pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position.
制轮楔
Example sentencesExamples
- He put the wheel back and secured it with a new linchpin, which he carved from a piece of wood.
Synonyms
centre, focal point, central point, centre of attention, hub, pivot, nucleus, heart, cornerstone, kingpin, bedrock, basis, anchor, backbone, cynosure

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old English lynis (in the sense ‘linchpin’) + pin.

单词	linchpin
释义	Definition of linchpin in English: linchpin (also lynchpin) nounˈlɪn(t)ʃpɪnˈlɪn(t)ʃpɪn 1A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization. （企业、组织中的）至关重要的人物；关键因素 nurses are the linchpin of the National Health Service Example sentencesExamples Nuclear weapons are the linchpin neither of the U.S. position in the world nor of its security. The lynchpins of the album are undoubtedly two early, majestic songs that distill the mix of the down-to-earth and the interstellar to its purest state. A lynchpin of advocacy for literacy programs is that changes in technology and the organization of work are steadily raising the minimum basic skill levels for most types of work. After the mass slaughter of the First World War, military cemeteries and war monuments became lynchpins of heavily gendered nationalist myths which were easily appropriated by the National Socialists. They're the linchpin of Republican efforts to hold the House Herzog is an uncompromising filmmaker whose works have, as their lynchpins, visions of surreal, breathtaking intensity. The United States is the lynchpin of interregional telecommunications traffic, but European countries generate a third more international traffic flows than North America. But at the same time, she said that these memos, which after all was the lynchpin, the core of your broadcast, were not real. Nurses will be the linchpin to the Government's grandiose plans to modernise and improve the National Health Service, one of their leaders says. Documenting the role the government and corporations played in slavery is the linchpin of the reparations effort, says Walters. It is the linchpin in the effort to give legitimacy to the post-Cold War settlement, while ensuring that it does not become detached either from power or compelling national interests. Forti remained a commanding presence as well as the narrative lynchpin, interweaving memories of her family's harrowing escape from Italy during World War II. Corporations are replacing religion as the lynchpin of Western culture; historians could thus look back on us as we do now on the Greeks or Egyptians, centering their culture around their religious practices. They are one of the lynchpins of ‘Blue Link’, a $15 million initiative formally launched in Sydney in October. Disguised as customers, agents of the three US film companies and public notaries bought a series of popular DVDs at the defendants' outlets and then used the evidence as the lynchpin to their case. Holt, who Allcock describes as his friend and protégé, did not let him down with an outstanding display of bowling as the lynchpin of the team. Throughout American history, the family has been seen as the linchpin of the social order and the basis for stable governance. The diversity and broad appeal that had been the linchpin of its success now drained away like vital oil. The linchpin to maintaining worker safety and efficiency is preplanning. The new building is the linchpin of the medical centre's £62 million redevelopment programme. Synonyms heart, nucleus, nub, hub, kernel, marrow, meat 2A pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position. 制轮楔 Example sentencesExamples He put the wheel back and secured it with a new linchpin, which he carved from a piece of wood. Synonyms centre, focal point, central point, centre of attention, hub, pivot, nucleus, heart, cornerstone, kingpin, bedrock, basis, anchor, backbone, cynosure Origin Late Middle English: from Old English lynis (in the sense 'linchpin') + pin. Definition of linchpin in US English: linchpin (also lynchpin) nounˈlɪn(t)ʃpɪnˈlin(t)SHpin 1A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization. （企业、组织中的）至关重要的人物；关键因素 regular brushing is the linchpin of all good dental hygiene 经常刷牙是保持牙齿卫生的关键。 Example sentencesExamples But at the same time, she said that these memos, which after all was the lynchpin, the core of your broadcast, were not real. They're the linchpin of Republican efforts to hold the House The diversity and broad appeal that had been the linchpin of its success now drained away like vital oil. After the mass slaughter of the First World War, military cemeteries and war monuments became lynchpins of heavily gendered nationalist myths which were easily appropriated by the National Socialists. Throughout American history, the family has been seen as the linchpin of the social order and the basis for stable governance. The new building is the linchpin of the medical centre's £62 million redevelopment programme. It is the linchpin in the effort to give legitimacy to the post-Cold War settlement, while ensuring that it does not become detached either from power or compelling national interests. Holt, who Allcock describes as his friend and protégé, did not let him down with an outstanding display of bowling as the lynchpin of the team. Documenting the role the government and corporations played in slavery is the linchpin of the reparations effort, says Walters. Herzog is an uncompromising filmmaker whose works have, as their lynchpins, visions of surreal, breathtaking intensity. The lynchpins of the album are undoubtedly two early, majestic songs that distill the mix of the down-to-earth and the interstellar to its purest state. Disguised as customers, agents of the three US film companies and public notaries bought a series of popular DVDs at the defendants' outlets and then used the evidence as the lynchpin to their case. Corporations are replacing religion as the lynchpin of Western culture; historians could thus look back on us as we do now on the Greeks or Egyptians, centering their culture around their religious practices. Nurses will be the linchpin to the Government's grandiose plans to modernise and improve the National Health Service, one of their leaders says. A lynchpin of advocacy for literacy programs is that changes in technology and the organization of work are steadily raising the minimum basic skill levels for most types of work. Forti remained a commanding presence as well as the narrative lynchpin, interweaving memories of her family's harrowing escape from Italy during World War II. The United States is the lynchpin of interregional telecommunications traffic, but European countries generate a third more international traffic flows than North America. The linchpin to maintaining worker safety and efficiency is preplanning. They are one of the lynchpins of ‘Blue Link’, a $15 million initiative formally launched in Sydney in October. Nuclear weapons are the linchpin neither of the U.S. position in the world nor of its security. Synonyms heart, nucleus, nub, hub, kernel, marrow, meat 2A pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position. 制轮楔 Example sentencesExamples He put the wheel back and secured it with a new linchpin, which he carved from a piece of wood. Synonyms centre, focal point, central point, centre of attention, hub, pivot, nucleus, heart, cornerstone, kingpin, bedrock, basis, anchor, backbone, cynosure Origin Late Middle English: from Old English lynis (in the sense ‘linchpin’) + pin.
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