staple
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ A staple food, product, or activity is one that is basic and important in people's everyday lives. 基本的; 主要的 (食物、产品、活动)[ADJ n]
Rice is the staple food of more than half the world's population. 大米是世界上半数以上人口的主食。
The Chinese also eat a type of pasta as part of their staple diet. 中国人也以一种面食作为他们的部分主食。
2. N-COUNT Staple is also a noun. 主食; 主要产品; 主要活动
Fish is a staple in the diet of many Africans. 鱼是许多非洲人饮食中的主食。
3. N-COUNT A staple is something that forms an important part of something else. 重要部分
Political reporting has become a staple of American journalism. 政治报道已经成为美国新闻业的一个重要内容。
4. N-COUNT Staples are small pieces of bent wire that are used mainly for holding sheets of paper together firmly. You put the staples into the paper using a device called a stapler. 订书钉
5. V-T If you staple something, you fasten it to something else or fix it in place using staples. 用订书钉订住
Staple some sheets of paper together into a book. 用订书钉把一些纸张订成一本。
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staple /ˈsteɪpəl/ (stapling,stapled,staples)
剑桥词典
staple noun [C] (WIRE)
a short , thin piece of wire used to fasten sheets of paper together. It has sharp ends that are pushed through the paper and then bent flat by a special device .
订书钉
a U-shaped piece of metal with sharp ends that is fixed into a surface to hold something, such as a wire fence , in a particular position
U 形钉(如 U 形电线卡)
staple noun [C] (BASIC)
a main product or part of something
主要产品;某物的主要部分
Shortages mean that even staples (= basic foods ) like bread are difficult to find . 物资短缺意味着连面包之类的主食都难觅踪影。
Phosphate has been a staple of this area for many years . 磷酸盐多年来一直是这一地区的主要产品。
Romantic fiction and reference books are a staple of many public libraries . 言情小说和工具书是很多公共图书馆的主要藏书。 返回 staple