staple
美音:
[´steıpəl
]英音:
[´steıpəl
]n.钉书钉,钉,主要产品(或商品),原材料,主要成分,来源 adj.主要的,常用的,大宗生产的 v.把...分类,把...分级
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staple为六级词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:stapled 过去分词:stapled 现在分词:stapling 第三人称单数:staples
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staple
/'steɪpl; `stepl/
n
1 small thin piece of bent wire that is driven into sheets of paper, etc and flattened to fasten them together 订书钉.
2 U-shaped piece of metal with pointed ends that is hammered into wood, etc to hold something (eg an electrical wire) in place U 形钉(如固定电线用的).
v [Tn] attach or secure (sth) with a staple or staples 用订书钉或 U 形钉钉住或固定(某物).
/'steɪpl; `stepl/
adj [attrib 作定语] main or principal; standard 主要的; 基本的; 标准的
*the staple product of a country 一个国家的主要产品
* Rice is the staple diet in many Asian countries. 稻米是亚洲许多国家的主食.
* She seems to be the staple topic of conversation at the moment. 看来她是此时的热门话题.
n (often pl 常作复数)
1 main product that a country or district trades in (某国家或地区买卖的)主要产品
*Cotton is one of Egypt's staples. 棉花是埃及的主要贸易项目之一.
2 main or principal item or element (esp of a diet) 主要成分; 主要内容; (尤指)主食
*Bread, potatoes and other staples continue to rise in price. 面包、土豆及其他主食的价格继续上涨.
* The weather forms the staple of their conversation. 天气状况是他们的主要话题.