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staple 1 AHD[stāʹpəl] D.J.[ˈsteɪpəl]K.K.[ˈstepəl]n.（名词）- A principal raw material or commodity grown or produced in a region.主要产品：生长或生产于某一地区的主要原料或商品
- A major item of trade in steady demand.日常必需品：有稳定需求的主要贸易商品
- A basic dietary item, such as flour, rice, or corn.主食：基本食品，如面粉、大米或谷物
- A basic or principal element or feature.主要成分：基本或主要的成分或特征
- The fiber of cotton, wool, or flax, graded as to length and fineness.切段纤维：棉、毛或麻的纤维，按长度和精细度分等级
adj.（形容词）- Produced or stocked in large quantities to meet steady demand:经常需要的：大量生产或贮存以满足稳定的需求的：Wheat is a staple crop.小麦是大量生产的粮食作物
- Principal; main:主要的：基本的；主要的：a staple topic of conversation.谈论的主要话题
v.tr.（及物动词）sta.pled, sta.pling, sta.ples - To grade (fibers) according to length and fineness.把…分级：按长度和粗细把（纤维）分级
- Middle English [official market for purchase of export goods] 中古英语 [买出口货物的官方市场]
- from Anglo-Norman estaple 源自 英法语 estaple
- perhaps from Middle Dutch stāpel [heap, emporium] 可能源自 中古荷兰语 stāpel [堆，市场]
staple 2 AHD[stāʹpəl] D.J.[ˈsteɪpəl]K.K.[ˈstepəl]n.（名词）- A U-shaped metal loop with pointed ends, driven into a surface to hold a bolt, hook, or hasp or to hold wiring in place.U形钉：有一尖端的U形金属环，压进表面以固定门闩、钩子或搭扣，或将线固定
- A thin piece of wire in the shape of a square bracket that is driven by a device through sheets of paper or similar material and flattened to serve as a fastening.钉书钉：用装置压进方括号形状的细金属丝，以穿过纸张或类似材料，并可作为系牢物以压平
v.tr.（及物动词）sta.pled, sta.pling, sta.ples - To secure or fasten by means of a staple or staples.用钉书钉钉住
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English stapol [post, pillar] 源自 古英语 stapol [杆子，柱子]
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