kingpin

名词 kingpin:

1. the most important person in a group or undertaking
   同义词：top banana, bigwig
2. bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
   同义词：kingbolt, swivel pin
3. the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
   同义词：headpin

1. He went from being a small-time hood to a mafia kingpin.
   他从不成气候的小太保慢慢混到黑手党的头儿。
2. He's the kingpin of the whole team.
   他是全队的主力。

king.pin

n.（名词）
Sports The foremost or central pin in an arrangement of bowling pins.Also called head pin
【体育运动】 主柱：滚木球戏木瓶的排列中最前面的或中心的木瓶也作 head pin
The most important person or element in an enterprise or a system.
首要人物，主要支柱：企业或系统中最重要的人或因素
See kingbolt
参见 kingbolt