also main-stream, main stream, "principal current of a river," 1660s, from main (adj.) + stream (n.); hence, "prevailing direction in opinion, popular taste, etc.," a figurative use first attested in Carlyle (1831). Mainstream media attested by 1980 in language of U.S. leftists critical of coverage of national affairs.
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1. Arran became increasingly estranged from the mainstream of Hollywood.
阿伦变得越来越脱离好莱坞的主流了。
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2. He accused the mainstream political parties of cynically exploiting this situation.
他指责一些主要政党从这一局势中牟取私利。
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3. There is absolutely no suggestion of any mainstream political party involvement.
没有任何依据表明有任何主要政党参与其中。
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4. Designer wedding dresses make wedding fashion a separate category from mainstream fashion.
著名设计师设计的婚纱使得婚纱时尚有别于主流服装时尚。
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5. Neither of the front-runners in the presidential election is a mainstream politician.
