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.

mailbox, mailed, mailer, mailing list, mailman, mailshot, maim, main, main clause, main deck, main drag, main line, mainbrace, mainframe, mainland, mainline, mainly, mainmast, mainsail, mainspring, mainstream, maintain, maintain contact with, maintenance, maintenance order, maisonette (also maisonnette), maitre d'hotel, maize, Maj, majestic, majestically, majesty, major, major in, major premise, major-general, majority, majority verdict, make, make request for,