staple
英 [ˈsteɪpl]
美 [ˈsteɪpl]
adj. 主要的; 基本的; 重要的
n. 订书钉; U形钉; U形电线卡; 基本食物; 主食
v. 用订书钉装订
复数:staples 过去式:stapled 过去分词:stapled 现在分词:stapling 第三人称单数:staples
Collins.2 / BNC.9461 / COCA.7008
牛津词典
adj.
- 主要的;基本的;重要的
forming a basic, large or important part of sth- The staple crop is rice.
主要农作物为水稻。 - Jeans are a staple part of everyone's wardrobe.
在每个人的衣橱里,牛仔裤是必不可少的。
- The staple crop is rice.
noun
- 订书钉
a small piece of wire that is used in a device called a stapler and is pushed through pieces of paper and bent over at the ends in order to fasten the pieces of paper together - U形钉;U形电线卡
a small piece of metal in the shape of a U that is hit into wooden surfaces using a hammer , used especially for holding electrical wires in place - 基本食物;主食
a basic type of food that is used a lot- Aid workers helped distribute corn, milk and other staples.
救助人员协助分发谷物、牛奶及其他必需的食物。
- Aid workers helped distribute corn, milk and other staples.
- (某国的)主要产品,支柱产品
something that is produced by a country and is important for its economy- Rubber became the staple of the Malayan economy.
橡胶成了马来亚经济的支柱产品。
- Rubber became the staple of the Malayan economy.
- 主要部分;重要内容
a large or important part of sth- Royal gossip is a staple of the tabloid press.
围绕王室成员的飞短流长是小报的主要内容。
- Royal gossip is a staple of the tabloid press.
verb
- 用订书钉装订
to attach one thing to another using a staple or staples- Staple the invoice to the receipt.
把发货清单订到发票上。 - Staple the invoice and the receipt together.
把发货清单和发票订在一起。
- Staple the invoice to the receipt.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ (食物、产品或活动)主要的,基本的
Astaplefood, product, or activity is one that is basic and important in people's everyday lives.- Rice is the staple food of more than half the world's population...
稻米是全世界一半以上人口的主食。 - The Chinese also eat a type of pasta as part of their staple diet...
中国人也把一种面食作为他们的主食之一。 - Staple goods are disappearing from the shops.
日常商品正从商店中消失。 - Stapleis also a noun.
- Fish is a staple in the diet of many Africans.
鱼是很多非洲人饮食中的一种主食。 - ...boutiques selling staples such as jeans and T-shirts.
出售牛仔裤和T恤衫等基本服饰的服装店
- Rice is the staple food of more than half the world's population...
- N-COUNT 主要部分;重要内容
Astapleis something that forms an important part of something else.- Political reporting has become a staple of American journalism.
政治新闻已成为美国新闻报道的主要内容。
- Political reporting has become a staple of American journalism.
- 订书钉
Staplesare 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. - VERB 用订书机订
If youstaplesomething, you fasten it to something else or fix it in place using staples.- Staple some sheets of paper together into a book.
用订书机将几页纸装订成册。 - ...polythene bags stapled to an illustrated card.
订在一张插图卡片上的几个塑料袋
- Staple some sheets of paper together into a book.
英英释义
noun
- (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
- a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
- material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
- a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
- staple fibers vary widely in length
verb
- secure or fasten with a staple or staples
- staple the papers together
adj
- necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
- wheat is a staple crop
双语例句
- This can mean overturning millennia-old patterns of production, even importing traditional staple foods.
这可能意味着推翻数千年的生产模式,连传统主食也进入进口之列。 - But the credit crunch is boosting demand for "staple financing" and vendor financing.
但信贷紧缩增强了对“订书钉融资”和卖方融资的需求。 - Bamboo stalks and roots are the staple food of pandas.
而竹子的茎和根是熊猫赖以生存的主食。 - The Chinese also eat a type of pasta as part of their staple diet
中国人也把一种面食作为他们的主食之一。 - Staple some sheets of paper together into a book.
用订书机将几页纸装订成册。 - Rice is the major crop and staple food.
水稻是主要的作物和人们的主食。 - Rice is the staple food of more than half the world's population
稻米是全世界一半以上人口的主食。 - Plantations in maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas grew staple crops of tobacco, rice and indigo;
马里兰、弗吉尼亚和南北卡罗来纳的农场种植烟草、大米和蓝靛等主要作物; - It is well known that bamboo shoots are a panda's staple diet.
竹笋是熊猫的主要食物,这是人所共知的。 - Political reporting has become a staple of American journalism.
政治新闻已成为美国新闻报道的主要内容。