cornerstone

US [ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn]
UK [ˈkɔː(r)nə(r)ˌstəʊn]
  • n.基石；基础；奠基石；最重要部分
  • Web墙角石；房角石；柱石
Plural Form：cornerstones  

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cornerstone
n.
1.
基石；奠基石a stone at the corner of the base of a building, often laid in a special ceremony
2.
最重要部分；基础；柱石the most important part of sth that the rest depends on
This study is the cornerstone of the whole research programme.
此项研究是整个研究计划的基础。

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AllAll,基石基石,基础基础,奠基石奠基石,最重要部分最重要部分,墙角石墙角石,房角石房角石,柱石柱石
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1.
S occupation forces brought that philosophy to a rebuilding Japan, which made it a cornerstone of the country's amazing economic rebound.
战后，美国占领军把整套哲学带到正在重建的日本，使它成为这个国家经济神奇复苏的基础。
zhàn hòu , měi guó zhàn lǐng jūn bǎ zhěng tào zhé xué dài dào zhèng zài chóng jiàn de rì běn , shǐ tā chéng wéi zhè ge guó jiā jīng jì shén qí fù sū de jī chǔ 。
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2.
The openness of the U. S. market to the world has been a cornerstone of this nation's strength and prosperity.
美国市场保持对世界开放，这是美国力量与繁荣的基石。
měi guó shì chǎng bǎo chí duì shì jiè kāi fàng , zhè shì měi guó lì liang yǔ fán róng de jī shí 。
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3.
It's rumored that the company has made a deal with Google to be a cornerstone of a coming Google Games platform or portal.
据传说该公司和谷歌（Google）有合作关系，将成为即将到来的谷歌游戏（GoogleGames）平台或者门户的奠基石。
jù chuán shuō gāi gōng sī hé gǔ gē ( Google ) yǒu hé zuò guān xì , jiāng chéng wéi jí jiāng dào lái de gǔ gē yóu xì ( GoogleGames ) píng tái huò zhě mén hù de diàn jī shí 。
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4.
She was the cornerstone of our family, a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility.
她是我们整个家庭的主心骨，是一位成就杰出，坚韧而谦逊的女性。
tā shì wǒ men zhěng gè jiā tíng de zhǔ xīn gǔ , shì yī wèi chéng jiù jié chū , jiān rèn ér qiān xùn de nǚ xìng 。
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5.
Sure, Chinese take-out has always been a solid performer as a cornerstone of my diet, but there wasn't any mystery to it.
当然，那个时候中式外卖总是在我的饮食里扮演着不可取代的角色，但它没有任何的神秘感。
dāng rán , nà ge shí hou zhōng shì wài mài zǒng shì zài wǒ de yǐn shí lǐ bàn yǎn zhe bù kě qǔ dài de jué sè , dàn tā méi yǒu rèn hé de shén mì gǎn 。
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6.
There was no comment from Shanghai Pharma or any of the banks or cornerstone investors.
上海医药、上述任何一家投行以及基石投资者均拒绝置评。
shàng hǎi yī yào 、 shàng shù rèn hé yì jiā tóu háng yǐ jí jī shí tóu zī zhě jūn jù jué zhì píng 。
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7.
And a cornerstone of that effort must be a rigorously enforced intellectual property regime.
而这方面工作的基石，是对知识产权制度的严格执行。
ér zhè fāng miàn gōng zuò de jī shí , shì duì zhī shi chǎn quán zhì dù de yán gé zhí xíng 。
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8.
It's an incredibly expensive, highly uncertain undertaking, but Armstrong still seems determined to make it a cornerstone of AOL's strategy.
这项事业耗资惊人，又充满了变数，但阿姆斯特朗依然态度坚决，誓要将其打造为美国在线的战略基石。
zhè xiàng shì yè hào zī jīng rén , yòu chōng mǎn le biàn shù , dàn ā mǔ sī tè lǎng yī rán tài du jiān jué , shì yào jiāng qí dǎ zào wèi měi guó zài xiàn de zhàn lüè jī shí 。
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9.
The British considered commercial agriculture the cornerstone of a prosperous and stable rural life, in Palestine as well as elsewhere.
英国人认为与其他地方一样，巴勒斯坦商业化的农业是乡村经济繁荣稳定的基础。
yīng guó rén rèn wéi yǔ qí tā dì fāng yí yàng , bā lè sī tǎn shāng yè huà de nóng yè shì xiāng cūn jīng jì fán róng wěn dìng de jī chǔ 。
blog.sina.com.cn
10.
Second, in its place as a cornerstone of English common law, once the book was referred to in a legal dispute, the judgment was final.
其次，作为英格兰普通法的基石，一旦在法律纠纷中涉及到这份报告，那法庭的判决将是最终判决。
qí cì , zuò wéi yīng gé lán pǔ tōng fǎ de jī shí , yí dàn zài fǎ lǜ jiū fēn zhōng shè jí dào zhè fèn bào gào , nà fǎ tíng de pàn jué jiāng shì zuì zhōng pàn jué 。
article.yeeyan.org
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