柯林斯詞典mainstay /?me?n?ste?/ (mainstays) 1. N-COUNT If you describe something as the mainstay of a particular thing, you mean that it is the most basic part of it. 最基本組成部分[usu 'the' N 'of' n] Fish and rice were the mainstays of the country's diet. 魚和米是這個國家的主要食物。 This principle of collective bargaining has been a mainstay in labour relations in this country. 這種集體談判原則已成為該國勞動關系的一個重要基礎。 返回 mainstay劍橋詞典?the mainstay of sth the most important part of something, providing support for everything else …的支柱；…的主要依靠 Cattle farming is the mainstay of the country's economy . 養(yǎng)牛業(yè)是這個國家的經濟支柱。 The white blouse will be the mainstay of your wardrobe this summer . 白色襯衫將是今年夏天你衣櫥里的主要服裝。 返回 mainstay