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		mainstay美 ['meɪn.steɪ]  英 ['meɪn.steɪ]  n. backbone,support,prop,spine,pillar 1.  | [ususing] ~ (of sth) 支柱;中流砥柱a person or thing that is the most important part of sth and enables it to exist or be successful  |  
  | Cocoa is the country's economic mainstay. 可可是这个国家的经济支柱。  |  
 n.  | 1. somebody or something that plays the most important role in a particular group, place, or situation 2. the strong rope or cable that secures the mainmast on a sailing ship 3. the person or thing that something depends on most in order to continue or be successful  |  
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