the principal spring in a watch, clock, or other mechanism
(钟表等的)主发条,主弹簧。
〈喻〉 主要动力;主要动机
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they shared convictions that society was the mainspring of civilization .他们有着共同的信念,即社会是文明发展的主动力。
n. 主发条;主弹簧;主要动机;主要动力
This watch needs to be sent to the factory to change the mainspring.
这块手表需要送到工厂更换主发条。
The mainspring for this matter is the lack of common sense among young people.
这件事情的主要原因是年轻人缺乏生活常识。
My mainspring of studying hard comes from my parents' expectations for me.
我努力学习的主要动力来自父母对我的期望。
The mainspring is the most important spring in a watch.
主发条是手表中最重要的发条
My life has been music, and a constant search for it has been the mainspring of my life.
我为音乐而生,对音乐的不懈探索已经成为我生活的动力。
You begin to understand what actions were the mainspring of the story.
你开始明白什么是这个故事的主要情节了。
I think the mainspring is broken.
我想主发条断了。
The love of music was a mainspring of his life.
对音乐的热爱是他一生中的主要部分。
Her jealousy is the mainspring of the novel's plot.
这部小说情节中贯穿了她的忌妒之心。
the principal spring in a watch, clock, or other mechanism
(钟表等的)主发条,主弹簧。
〈喻〉 主要动力;主要动机
他们有着共同的信念,即社会是文明发展的主动力。