staple
noun
verb
adj
ˈsteɪpəl
noun
1
a
small
piece
of
thin
wire
that
is
pushed
into
sheets
of
paper
and
bent
over
to
hold
them
together
订书钉
2
a
small
U-shaped
piece
of
metal
with
pointed
ends,
used
to
hold
something
in
place
U
形钉
3
a
food
that
is
needed
and
used
all
the
time
基本食物; 主食
staples
like
flour
and
rice
面粉和大米等主食
4
the
main
product
that
is
produced
in
a
country
〔一国的〕主要产品
Bananas
and
sugar
are
the
staples
of
Jamaica.
香蕉和糖是牙买加的主要产品。
verb
5
to
fasten
two
or
more
things
together
with
a
staple
用订书钉装订
staple
sth
together
The
handouts
are
all
stapled
together.
课堂讲义都是装订在一起的。
staple
sth
to
sth
I
stapled
the
order
form
to
the
invoice.
我把订单订在发票上了。
adj
6
forming
the
greatest
or
most
important
part
of
something
主要的; 最重要的
Oil
is
Nigeria’s
staple
export.
石油是尼日利亚的主要出口产品。
a
staple
ingredient
of
comedy
喜剧最重要的成分
7
staple diet
a.
the
food
that
you
normally
eat
b.
something
that
is
always
being
produced,
seen,
bought
etc
经常制作 （看到，购买等 ）的东西
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of
]
They
live
on
a
staple
diet
of
rice
and
vegetables.
他们以大米和蔬菜为主食。
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of
]
television’s
staple
diet
of
soap
operas
and
quiz
shows
以肥皂剧和问答比赛为主的电视节目
8
used
all
the
time
常用的，惯用的
Marty’s
staple
excuses
马蒂惯用的借口