mainline
meɪnlaɪn ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense mainlines, present participle mainlining, past tense , past participle mainlined
1 ADJ [ADJ n] (铁路)干线的,主线的 A
mainline railway is a major railway between two important places.
(铁路)干线的,主线的 2 ADJ [ADJ n] (人、观点、行为)主流的,传统的,约定俗成的 You can use
mainline to describe people, ideas, and activities that belong to the most central, conventional, and normal part of a tradition, institution, or business.
(人、观点、行为)主流的,传统的,约定俗成的 -
We observe a striking shift away from a labor theory among all mainline economists.
我们发现在主流经济学家中间出现了一种偏离劳动理论的显著变化。
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Mainline feminism was arguing for the inherent beauty of the natural woman.
主流女权主义思想倡导女性天生的自然美。
3 VERB [usually cont] 注射(毒品) If people
mainline a drug or if they
mainline, they inject an illegal drug into themselves.
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