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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。
关键人物；核心；支柱
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关键人物；核心；支柱
a person or thing that is the central source of support or stability
She is the lynchpin of the team.
她是团队的关键人物。
核心的支持与稳定来源
a central cohesive source of support and stability
穿过车轴以固定车轮的销子
pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
The experienced manager is the lynchpin of our entire project, keeping everything on schedule.
这位经验丰富的经理是我们整个项目的关键人物，确保一切按计划进行。
Trust is the lynchpin that holds a successful partnership together.
信任是维系成功合作伙伴关系的关键。
He removed the rusty lynchpin from the axle to free the wheel.
他从车轴上取下生锈的轮轴销，以便卸下轮子。
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。
Trust is a lynchpin in any relationship.
信任是任何关系中的关键。
This policy serves as a lynchpin for economic growth.
这项政策是经济增长的关键。
Not this
She lynchpins the department.
Use this
She is the lynchpin of the department.
Lynchpin 是名词，不能用作动词。正确用法是作为名词，通常与 of 连用，表示关键人物或事物。
Not this
He is a lynchpin for the team.
Use this
He is a lynchpin of the team.
Lynchpin 后常接介词 of 表示所属关系，而非表示目的的 for。
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常用单数形式，但也可用复数 lynchpins。
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