单词 mainstay 释义 mainstay|menste|[See main a. 8, 10.]1. Naut. The stay which extends from the main-top to the foot of the foremast.1485Naval Acc. Hen. VII (1896) 37 Cablettes for the mayne stay.1626Capt. Smith Accid. Yng. Seamen 14 The tacklings are th...
单词 mainstay 释义 mainstay n 1 rope from the top of the mainmast to the base of the foremast 主桅支索. 2 (fig 比喻) chief support(er) 主要的依靠; 支柱 He is the mainstay of our theatre group. 他是我们剧组的台柱. 英汉双解词典包含38652条英汉词条,基本涵...