mainstay 音标拼音: [m'enst
, e]
n . 支柱,中流砥柱
支柱,中流砥柱
mainstay n 1 :
a prominent supporter ; "
he is a pillar of the community "
[
synonym : {
pillar }, {
mainstay }]
2 :
a central cohesive source of support and stability ; "
faith is his anchor "; "
the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money "; "
he is the linchpin of this firm " [
synonym :
{
anchor }, {
mainstay }, {
keystone }, {
backbone }, {
linchpin },
{
lynchpin }]
3 :
the forestay that braces the mainmast Mainstay \
Main "
stay `\,
n .
1 . (
Naut .)
The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Main support ;
principal dependence .
[
1913 Webster ]
The great mainstay of the Church . --
Buckle .
[
1913 Webster ]
124 Moby Thesaurus words for "
mainstay ":
Maecenas ,
abettor ,
admirer ,
advocate ,
afford support ,
aficionado ,
alpenstock ,
angel ,
apologist ,
arm ,
athletic supporter ,
back ,
back up ,
backbone ,
backer ,
backing ,
bandeau ,
bear ,
bear up ,
bearer ,
bolster ,
bolster up ,
bra ,
brace ,
bracer ,
bracket ,
brassiere ,
buff ,
bulwark ,
buoy up ,
buttress ,
cane ,
carrier ,
carry ,
cervix ,
champion ,
corset ,
cradle ,
crook ,
crutch ,
cushion ,
defender ,
dependence ,
encourager ,
endorser ,
exponent ,
fan ,
favorer ,
foundation garment ,
friend at court ,
fulcrum ,
girdle ,
give support ,
guy ,
guywire ,
hold ,
hold up ,
jock ,
jockstrap ,
keep afloat ,
keep up ,
lend support ,
lover ,
main strength ,
maintain ,
maintainer ,
mast ,
neck ,
paranymph ,
partisan ,
patron ,
pillar ,
pillow ,
promoter ,
prop ,
protagonist ,
reinforce ,
reinforcement ,
reinforcer ,
reliance ,
rest ,
resting place ,
rigging ,
second ,
seconder ,
sectary ,
sheet anchor ,
shore ,
shore up ,
shoulder ,
shroud ,
sider ,
sinews ,
spine ,
sponsor ,
sprit ,
staff ,
stalwart ,
standby ,
standing rigging ,
stave ,
stay ,
stick ,
stiffener ,
strengthener ,
subsidize ,
subvention ,
support ,
supporter ,
sustain ,
sustainer ,
sympathizer ,
underbrace ,
undergird ,
underlie ,
underpin ,
underset ,
upbear ,
uphold ,
upholder ,
upkeep ,
votary ,
walking stick ,
well -
wisher
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