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mainspring

/ˈmeɪn.sprɪŋ/

翻译: 名词,指机械装置(如钟表)中储存能量并驱动机构运转的主发条;也比喻事物发展的主要动力或根本原因。

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词语关系

noun

/ˈmeɪn.sprɪŋ/C2formal
  • zh名词,指机械装置(如钟表)中储存能量并驱动机构运转的主发条;也比喻事物发展的主要动力或根本原因。

A noun referring to the principal spring in a mechanical device, such as a clock or watch, which uncoils to drive the mechanism.

  1. Primary spring in a mechanismC1formal

    The most important spring in a mechanical device, especially a clock or watch, which drives the mechanism as it uncoils.

    zh主发条

    • The watchmaker carefully replaced the broken mainspring.
    • The mainspring of the clock had to be wound every day.
    • Without a functioning mainspring, the timepiece cannot operate.
  2. Primary driving forceC1formal

    The main source of energy, motivation, or cause behind something.

    zh主要动力

    • Curiosity was the mainspring of his scientific discoveries.
    • The mainspring of the company's success is its innovative culture.
    • Her passion for justice served as the mainspring of her activism.

    同义词catalystdriving forceimpetusinspirationmotivationmotiveprime moverstimulus

词形
  • mainsprings plural form
  • mainsprings' possessive plural form
  • mainspring's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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