(the mainstream)the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts 主流;主要倾向 they are becoming integrated into the mainstream of British life. 他们正在融入英国生活的主流。 ■(亦作 mainstream jazz)[mass noun]jazz that is neither traditional nor modern, based on the 1930s swing style and consisting especially of solo improvisation on chord sequences 主流派爵士乐(既非传统风格又非现代风格的爵士乐,以20世纪30年代的强节奏爵士音乐风格为基础,常用即兴独奏和弦横进重复的形式构成)
adjective
belonging to or characteristic of the mainstream 主流的 mainstream politics. 主流政治。 a mixture of mainstream and avant-garde artists. 主流派艺术家和先锋派艺术家的混合。 ■(of a school or class) for pupils without special needs (学校,班级)普通的,学生无特殊需求的
verb
[with obj.]bring into the mainstream 使进入主流;使成为主流 vegetarianism has been mainstreamed. 素食主义已经成为主流。