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Definition of mainstay in English: mainstaynoun ˈmeɪnsteɪˈmeɪnˌsteɪ 1A person or thing on which something else is based or depends. 〈喻〉主要依靠；主要资源；支柱 farming is the mainstay of the rural economy Example sentencesExamples - The mainstay of the helicopter fleet, the Oryx, was due for an in-service upgrade.
- Analyzed imagery and communications intelligence were the mainstays of this effort, to include the fused products.
- The first pick of Fox's second draft was Jordan Gross, who has become a mainstay at right tackle.
- Visiting is a mainstay of social life, mostly within the circle of extended family.
- International trade was the mainstay of Macau as a free port, and has been important until recently.
- The staff are excellent, the mainstays being owner Juan and the smiling Joanna.
- The inshore fisheries are the economic mainstay of these communities.
- Ever since, Martin has been a mainstay on the Jets' offense, and in their locker room.
- The plans were a mainstay of the amalgamation process and the beacon to guide sustainable development.
- After 37 years, the wreck has become something of a mainstay for divers in the area, but it is still excellent.
- The organising and running of after-school groups has been one of the mainstays of the project.
- State-sponsored works remained the mainstay of many painters until the end of the Second Empire.
- A mainstay of the Joe Torre dynasty, Pettitte needs to stay healthy and excel if he wants a new contract.
- Since I have so much yew foliage, this is the mainstay of the ropes and swags that I will be creating.
- The gun run, loosely based on the exploits of Naval squads in the Boer War, was a mainstay of the Royal Tournament.
- Farming and forestry are still the mainstay of this area although tourism is rapidly expanding.
- Smith was a mainstay of the club's success this season with his running from defence and solid tackling.
- Cement was one of his trading mainstays and he was a shareholder in the Portland Cement Works near Whangarei.
- Farming, herding, fishing, seafaring, commerce, and crafts were the historical mainstays of the economy.
- He has been one of the mainstays of the Bradford team in recent years.
- The mainstay of Scotland's bowling attack has just become a father.
Synonyms central component, centrepiece, prop, linchpin, cornerstone, pillar, bulwark, buttress, chief support, backbone, anchor, foundation, base, bastion tower of strength, key player, sinew, right-hand man, right-hand woman, right arm, atlas 2A stay that extends from the maintop to the foot of the foremast of a sailing ship. （帆船）主桅支索
Definition of mainstay in US English: mainstaynounˈmānˌstāˈmeɪnˌsteɪ 1A person or thing on which something else is based or depends. 〈喻〉主要依靠；主要资源；支柱 farming is the mainstay of the rural economy Example sentencesExamples - The plans were a mainstay of the amalgamation process and the beacon to guide sustainable development.
- The first pick of Fox's second draft was Jordan Gross, who has become a mainstay at right tackle.
- Since I have so much yew foliage, this is the mainstay of the ropes and swags that I will be creating.
- The mainstay of Scotland's bowling attack has just become a father.
- International trade was the mainstay of Macau as a free port, and has been important until recently.
- Visiting is a mainstay of social life, mostly within the circle of extended family.
- The mainstay of the helicopter fleet, the Oryx, was due for an in-service upgrade.
- The gun run, loosely based on the exploits of Naval squads in the Boer War, was a mainstay of the Royal Tournament.
- Cement was one of his trading mainstays and he was a shareholder in the Portland Cement Works near Whangarei.
- A mainstay of the Joe Torre dynasty, Pettitte needs to stay healthy and excel if he wants a new contract.
- State-sponsored works remained the mainstay of many painters until the end of the Second Empire.
- The inshore fisheries are the economic mainstay of these communities.
- Ever since, Martin has been a mainstay on the Jets' offense, and in their locker room.
- Farming, herding, fishing, seafaring, commerce, and crafts were the historical mainstays of the economy.
- The organising and running of after-school groups has been one of the mainstays of the project.
- He has been one of the mainstays of the Bradford team in recent years.
- The staff are excellent, the mainstays being owner Juan and the smiling Joanna.
- After 37 years, the wreck has become something of a mainstay for divers in the area, but it is still excellent.
- Smith was a mainstay of the club's success this season with his running from defence and solid tackling.
- Farming and forestry are still the mainstay of this area although tourism is rapidly expanding.
- Analyzed imagery and communications intelligence were the mainstays of this effort, to include the fused products.
Synonyms central component, centrepiece, prop, linchpin, cornerstone, pillar, bulwark, buttress, chief support, backbone, anchor, foundation, base, bastion tower of strength, key player, sinew, right-hand man, right-hand woman, right arm, atlas 2A stay that extends from the maintop to the foot of the foremast of a sailing ship. （帆船）主桅支索
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