mainstream

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ mainstream /ˈmeɪnˌstriːm/ noun

¹ mainstream

/ˈmeɪnˌstriːm/

noun

Learner's definition of MAINSTREAM

the mainstream

: the thoughts, beliefs, and choices that are accepted by the largest number of people主流

His ideas are well outside the mainstream of political opinion. = His ideas are well outside the political mainstream.他的思想严重偏离了主流的政治观念。

adjective [more mainstream; most mainstream]

mainstream medicine [=the type of medicine that is most widely practiced and accepted]主流医学
mainstream movies主流电影
Advertisers are trying to attract a more mainstream audience.广告商们正在努力吸引更多的主流观众。

² mainstream /ˈmeɪnˈstriːm/ verb

mainstreams; mainstreamed; mainstreaming

² mainstream

/ˈmeɪnˈstriːm/

verb

mainstreams; mainstreamed; mainstreaming

Learner's definition of MAINSTREAM

[+ object]

chiefly US : to place (a child with special educational needs) in regular school classes（把有特殊教育需求的孩子）编入普通班级

: to cause (someone or something) to be included in or accepted by the group that includes most people使进入主流；使成为主流

The poor should be mainstreamed into the private health-insurance system.穷人应该被纳入私人健康保险体系。
Ideas that were once controversial have now become mainstreamed.曾一度有争议的观点现在已成为主流。