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词汇 staple
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staple

adjective
/ˈsteɪpl/
/ˈsteɪpl/
[only before noun]
  1. forming a basic, large or important part of something主要的;基本的;重要的
    • 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。
    Collocations DictionaryStaple is used with these nouns:
    • crop
    • diet
    • fare
    词源adjective Middle English (originally referring to a centre of trade): from Old French estaple ‘market’, from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch stapel ‘pillar, emporium’; related to the verb staple.

staple

noun
/ˈsteɪpl/
/ˈsteɪpl/
  1. enlarge image
    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
    订书钉
  2. 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 placeU 形钉;U 形电线卡
  3. a basic type of food that is used a lot基本食物;主食
    • Aid workers helped distribute corn, milk and other staples.救助人员协助分发谷物、牛奶及其他基本食物。
    Wordfinder
    • blight
    • cereal
    • crop
    • genetically modified
    • grain
    • harvest
    • monoculture
    • organic
    • staple
    • yield
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2, Farmingc2
  4. something that is produced by a country and is important for its economy(某国的)主要产品,支柱产品
    • Rubber became the staple of the Malayan economy.橡胶成了马来亚经济的支柱产品。
  5. staple (of something) a large or important part of something主要部分;重要内容
    • 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。
  6. 词源noun senses 1 to 2 Old English stapol, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stapel ‘pillar’ (a sense reflected in English in early use). noun senses 3 to 5 Middle English (originally referring to a centre of trade): from Old French estaple ‘market’, from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch stapel ‘pillar, emporium’; related to the verb staple.

staple

verb
/ˈsteɪpl/
/ˈsteɪpl/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they staple
/ˈsteɪpl/
/ˈsteɪpl/
he / she / it staples
/ˈsteɪplz/
/ˈsteɪplz/
past simple stapled
/ˈsteɪpld/
/ˈsteɪpld/
past participle stapled
/ˈsteɪpld/
/ˈsteɪpld/
-ing form stapling
/ˈsteɪplɪŋ/
/ˈsteɪplɪŋ/
  1. staple something + adv./prep. to attach one thing to another using a staple or staples用订书钉装订
    • Staple the invoice to the receipt.把发票订到收据上。
    • Staple the invoice and the receipt together.把发票和收据订在一起。
    词源verb Old English stapol, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stapel ‘pillar’ (a sense reflected in English in early use).
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