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mainspring

/'meinspriŋ/

托福英语词汇

📖 中文释义

  1. n. 主发条, 主要动机, 主要原因, 主要动力
  2. [法] 主要动机, 主要原因, 主要动力

🧩 词形变化

复数 mainsprings

💬 双语例句

  1. Like the mainspring of a mechanical watch, the WTO operates as the inner workings of the global trade system. It is not visible, but it is absolutely essential to keep the mechanism functioning.

    就像一枚机械表的主发条一样,WTO作为全球贸易体系的内核而运作。 它虽不可见,但对保持整个机制运作绝对必要。

🔗 常用搭配

like the mainspring
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. n. the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism