linchpin

英 [ˈlɪntʃpɪn]

美 [ˈlɪntʃpɪn]

n.  (组织、计划等的)关键人物，关键事物

复数：linchpins　

BNC.33519 / COCA.20044

牛津词典

noun

• （组织、计划等的）关键人物，关键事物
  a person or thing that is the most important part of an organization, a plan, etc., because everything else depends on them or it

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 关键；关键性人物（或事物）
  If you refer to a person or thing as thelinchpinof something, you mean that they are the most important person or thing involved in it.
  1. He's the lynchpin of our team and crucial to my long-term plans.
     他是我们队伍的核心，对实现我的长远规划举足轻重。

英英释义

noun

• pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
  Synonym:lynchpin
• a central cohesive source of support and stability
  1. faith is his anchor
  2. the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
  3. he is the linchpin of this firm
  Synonym:anchormainstaykeystonebackbonelynchpin

双语例句

• The Tories will have to deliver a referendum by 2017 over whether Britain will stay part of the EU or not, since it was a linchpin pledge during the campaign.
  这意味着英国将在2017年前就是否脱欧盟举行全民公投，因为这是保守党在竞选时最为关键的一大承诺。
• The Linchpin of Manufacture Information Engineering-Human Information Engineering
  制造业信息化的关键&人的信息化
• That is because gold was once the linchpin of the global monetary system and is still seen by many as a hedge against inflation.
  这是因为黄金曾是全球货币体系中的基石，而且至今仍被很多人看作是抵御通胀的保值工具。
• The king is the linchpin of national unity.
  国王是国家统一的核心人物。
• Many analysts consider Aleppo a linchpin for the Syrian regime, which sent thousands of reinforcements to hold the city center and beat back the rebels.
  很多分析都将阿勒颇视为叙利亚政府存亡之关键，为此政府派出了成千上万的援军来坚守市中心和反击反政府武装。
• EXAMPLE: The brilliant young manager is the little company's linchpin; without her, the business would fail.
  这位年轻经理是这家小公司的关键人物，没有她，公司肯定倒闭。
• Then, how the ground "choiceness" be united in wedlock, became the part of the linchpin that builds this kind of atmosphere and intention.
  于是，怎样地“精巧”结合，成了营造这种氛围的要害与专心之处。
• But the linchpin of this diplomatic push is not an Israeli official, a Middle Eastern king, or an American ambassador. It is an oil company in Texas.
  然而，这一外交努力背后的关键力量，并非哪位以色列官员、中东国王，或是美国大使，而是德克萨斯州的一家油企。
• This wave of change is uncommon for corporate America where CFOs tend to stay for several years and play a crucial role not only in companies 'internal workings but also as a linchpin in their relationships with investors and regulators.
  这股换人风潮在美国企业界并不常见。在美国，CFO一般都会担任很多年，他们不仅在企业内部运作中发挥着重要作用，还在企业与投资者和监管者的关系中扮演着关键角色。
• This question of responsibility for leadership in the Chinese revolution is the linchpin upon which the success or failure of the revolution depends.
  这个中国革命领导责任的问题，乃是革命成败的关键。