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 Linchpin of Manufacture Information Engineering-Human Information Engineering
  制造业信息化的关键&人的信息化
• The king is the linchpin of national unity.
  国王是国家统一的核心人物。
• 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。
• He views the country as a strategic linchpin whose loss would cost New Delhi dearly.
  他把尼泊尔视为一个战略关键地区，失去它将让印度付出巨大代价。
• This is the way Phil Ball, author of the excellent book on Spanish football Morbo describes how Johan Cruyff discovered him and turned him into the linchpin of the Dream Team.
  这就是上帝之踝的作用。&著名的西班牙足球专栏Morbo的作者，对约翰•克鲁伊夫能发掘出瓜迪奥拉并将他招入巴萨梦之队，作出如上评价。
• California was the linchpin state in the last presidential election.
  加利福尼亚州是上届总统选举中最重要的一个州。
• 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。
• 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。
• But more than half of rural homes lack a washing machine, and about three-quarters have no fridge making those items seemingly the linchpin to the new program.
  但一半以上的农村家庭没有洗衣机，约四分之三的农村家庭没有电冰箱，因此提高农村家庭中这两类电器的拥有率似乎是此次家电下乡计划的关键所在。
• 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。