Word · Frequency #38825
lynchpin
/ˈlintʃpin/
noun
关键人物；核心；支柱
a person or thing that is the central source of support or stability
- 1.
a central cohesive source of support and stability
核心的支持与稳定来源
- 2.
pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
穿过车轴以固定车轮的销子
轮轴销；制轮楔；核心的支持与稳定来源；穿过车轴以固定车轮的销子；关键
In use
The experienced manager is the lynchpin of our entire project, keeping everything on schedule.
Trust is the lynchpin that holds a successful partnership together.
He removed the rusty lynchpin from the axle to free the wheel.
the lynchpin of [noun]
常用于比喻义，指起核心作用的人或事物。
She is the lynchpin of the team.
她是团队的关键人物。
a lynchpin in [noun]
Trust is a lynchpin in any relationship.
信任是任何关系中的关键。
serve as a lynchpin
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用单数形式，但也可用复数 lynchpins。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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