| 词汇 | staple |
| 释义 | staple noun[ C ] uk /ˈsteɪ.pəl/ us /ˈsteɪ.pəl/ staplenoun[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 Robert George Young/Photographer's Choice RF/GettyImages 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 positionU 形钉（如 U 形电线卡） Jill Ferry/Moment/GettyImages Pins, clips, hooks & pegs alligator clip banana clip barb binder clip bobby pin bodkin Bulldog Clip clip clip-on crocodile clip drawing pin fishhook hair slide needle peg pinhead pushpin safety pin thumbtack tuning peg You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Building materials staplenoun[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。 Standard and routine average average Joe bog-standard conformance conformity conventionalized given institutionalize mainline orthodox quotidian regular regularity regularization regularize round stock the/your average bearidiom unextraordinary unspectacular staple adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈsteɪ.pəl/ us /ˈsteɪ.pəl/ basic or main; standard or regular: 基本的，主要的；标准的，常规的 The staple diet here is mutton, fish and boiled potatoes.这里以羊肉、鱼和煮马铃薯为主食。 Prices of staple foods such as wheat and vegetables have also been increasing.小麦、蔬菜等主要食品的价格也一直在上涨。 Her latest film is the staple offering of action and comedy that we have come to expect.她的最新影片，如同我们所预料的一样，又是常规的动作加喜剧。 Standard and routine average average Joe bog-standard conformance conformity conventionalized given institutionalize mainline orthodox quotidian regular regularity regularization regularize round stock the/your average bearidiom unextraordinary unspectacular staple verb[ T ] uk /ˈsteɪ.pəl/ us /ˈsteɪ.pəl/ to fasten something using staples: 用钉书钉钉住 Would you mind stapling the reports together?你能把报告用订书钉订好吗？ Office practices admin administrative administratively badge in badged branch dictate human resources hygiene factor in-house interoffice kaizen photocopy photostat power breakfast power lunch pp remittance scrum typing staple | American Dictionarystaple noun[ C ] us/ˈsteɪ·pəl/ staplenoun[C] (WIRE)a short, thin, U-shaped piece of wire with ends that bend to fasten sheets of paper together: Put a staple in the upper left-hand corner. A staple is also a small, thick, U-shaped piece of metal with sharp ends that is hammered into a surface to hold something in place. staplenoun[C] (BASIC ITEM)a basic food, or a main product or material: Because of the storm, most stores were low on staples such as bread and milk. Scandals are a newspaper staple. staple adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈsteɪ·pəl/ stapleadjective[not gradable] (BASIC )basic or main: staple foods staple verb[ T ] us/ˈsteɪ·pəl/ stapleverb[T] (USE WIRE)to use a staple to fasten sheets of paper together: Please staple the reports together. staple | Business Englishstaple noun[ C ] uk /ˈsteɪpl/us WORKPLACE a short thin piece of wire used to fasten pieces of paper together. It has sharp ends that are pushed through the paper and then bent flat by a special tool called a stapler. ECONOMICS, COMMERCE the main product of a country, whose trade is important for the country's economy: Sugar has been the staple of Cuba's economy for centuries. COMMERCE a main or important product that people eat or use regularly: food/household/supermarket staplesThe giant retailer reported strong sales of household staples like groceries. COMMERCE a company or industry that manufactures and sells important products and services that people eat or use regularly: So-called safe areas in the stock market continue to be consumer staples and drug companies. Millions of people daily use internet staples such as Google and Amazon. a main or important part of something: Once a staple of men's business wardrobes, the suit is becoming more rare. staple adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈsteɪpl/us basic, main, or standard: staple crop/food/product staple verb[ T ] WORKPLACEuk /ˈsteɪpl/us to fasten pieces of paper together using staples: staple sth to sthThe list can then be stapled to each batch of invoices. staple sth togetherShe stapled the two documents together. Examples of staplestaple By the early nineteenth century both were becoming staples of working-class diet. However, the existence of local markets for food encouraged farmers to produce these staples for sale in addition to home consumption. Early movement activity drew upon and innovated with traditional repertoire staples such as the round table discussion, the march, and the public pronouncement. Ring bound or stapled, they are provided at minimum cost and thus available to both amateur and professional alike. The wound was irrigated with saline and closed in two layers with 3-0 silk (fascial plane) and surgical skin staples. Landes claims that this was another hindrance, as rice has a lower nutritional content than other staples. Each bag was placed on mineral soil surface and pinned to the ground with wire staples to minimize movement. The two commodities contrasted with rubber's strong linkage effects, and serve as a reminder that staples may differ greatly in their spread effects over time. Rather, urbanization and the industrialization based on the processing of staples were both driven by the export of these commodities. During the previous century, trade had increased dramatically as new products - sugar, tobacco and cotton - not produced in the importing region became international staples. There were of course other crops, but these were the main staples of a very commercial agriculture. We learn nothing about such staples as the seasonality of labour or the administration of the poor law. By the mid 1920s, display advertisements for consumer durables, leisure activities and homes outstripped those for traditional staples such as clothing or foodstuffs. To a large extent, the effects of the decline of the great export staples spread throughout the local economies of the outer regions. The recent lessons of the depression - falling commodity prices, overproduction of certain agricultural staples - indicated otherwise. See all examples of staple These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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