noun
1the mainstream
- the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts主流; 主要倾向：
they are becoming integrated into the mainstream of British life.
他们正在融入英国生活的主流。
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- （亦作mainstream jazz）[mass noun] jazz that is neither traditional nor modern, based on the 1930s swing style and consisting especially of solo improvisation on chord sequences主流派爵士乐（既非传统风格又非现代风格的爵士乐, 以20世纪30年代的强节奏爵士音乐风格为基础, 主要由和弦横进形式的即兴独奏构成）。
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- belonging to or characteristic of the mainstream主流的：
mainstream politics
主流政治
a mixture of mainstream and avant-garde artists.
主流派艺术家和先锋派艺术家的混合。
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- (of a school or class) for pupils without special needs（学校, 班级）为无特殊需求学生开设的, 普通的。