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
- Soon cultivated grain was their staple food.
种植作物之后很快成了他们的主食。 - They grow cotton of long staple.
他们种植长纤维棉花。 - Specific tariff is relatively easy to apply and administer, particularly to standardized commodities and staple products.
从量税比较容易实施及管理，尤其是对于标准化商品和主要产品。 - To do during the month, my basic staple food is rice, I eat rice and millet.
做月子期间，我的主食基本是米饭，大米和小米我都吃。 - There's some cotton in this. It looks like mixed staple and cotton.
这里面有些棉质，它看来像人造纤维和棉纱的混纺。 - Prices of staple food such as rice, wheat, corn and oils have more than doubled since March.
今年三月以来，大米、小麦、玉米和食用油等主要食品的平均价格已经上涨了两倍多。 - Staple goods are disappearing from the shops.
日常商品正从商店中消失。 - Rice is our staple food.
米是我们的主食。 - 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。 - Staple some sheets of paper together into a book.
用订书机将几页纸装订成册。