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单词 staple
释义
staple
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsteɪ.pəl/us
/ˈsteɪ.pəl/

staplenoun[C](WIRE)

ashort,thinpieceofwireused tofastensheetsofpapertogether. It hassharpendsthat arepushedthrough thepaperand thenbentflatby aspecialdevice.
订书钉
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a U-shapedpieceofmetalwithsharpendsthat isfixedinto asurfacetoholdsomething, such as awirefence, in aparticularposition
U 形钉（如 U 形电线卡）
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  • crocodile clip
  • drawing pin
  • fishhook
  • hair claw
  • hair slide
  • hook
  • needle
  • peg
  • pushpin
  • safety pin
  • thumbtack
  • tiepin
  • tuning peg
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staplenoun[C](BASIC)

amainproductorpartof something:
主要产品；某物的主要部分
Shortagesmeanthatevenstaples(=basicfoods)likebreadaredifficulttofind.物资短缺意味着连面包之类的主食都难觅踪影。
Phosphate has been a stapleofthisareafor manyyears.磷酸盐多年来一直是这一地区的主要产品。
Romanticfictionandreferencebooksare a stapleofmanypubliclibraries.言情小说和工具书是很多公共图书馆的主要藏书。
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  • average Joe
  • bog-standard
  • conformance
  • conformity
  • conventionalized
  • default
  • given
  • institutionalize
  • mainline
  • orthodox
  • quotidian
  • regularity
  • regularization
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  • routine
  • set
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staple
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈsteɪ.pəl/us
/ˈsteɪ.pəl/
basicormain;standardorregular:
基本的，主要的；标准的，常规的
The staplediethere ismutton,fishandboiledpotatoes.这里以羊肉、鱼和煮马铃薯为主食。
Prices of staplefoodssuch aswheatandvegetableshave also beenincreasing.小麦、蔬菜等主要食品的价格也一直在上涨。
Herlatestfilmis the stapleofferingofactionandcomedythat we have come toexpect.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。
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Standard and routine
  • average
  • average Joe
  • bog-standard
  • conformance
  • conformity
  • conventionalized
  • default
  • given
  • institutionalize
  • mainline
  • orthodox
  • quotidian
  • regularity
  • regularization
  • regularize
  • routine
  • set
  • std
  • stock
  • the/your average bearidiom
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staple
verb[T]
uk
/ˈsteɪ.pəl/us
/ˈsteɪ.pəl/
tofastensomething using staples:
用钉书钉钉住
Would youmindstapling thereportstogether?你能把报告用订书钉订好吗？
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  • kaizen
  • photocopy
  • photostat
  • power breakfast
  • power lunch
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(Definition ofstaplefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

staple| American Dictionary

staple
noun[C]
us
/ˈsteɪ·pəl/

staplenoun[C](WIRE)

ashort,thin, U-shapedpieceofwirewithendsthatbendtofastensheetsofpapertogether:
Put a staple in theupperleft-handcorner.
A staple is also asmall,thick, U-shapedpieceofmetalwithsharpendsthat ishammeredinto asurfacetoholdsomething inplace.

staplenoun[C](BASIC ITEM)

abasicfood, or amainproductormaterial:
Because of thestorm, moststoreswerelowon staples such asbreadandmilk.
Scandals are anewspaperstaple.
staple
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈsteɪ·pəl/

stapleadjective[not gradable](BASIC)

basicormain:
staplefoods
staple
verb[T]
us
/ˈsteɪ·pəl/

stapleverb[T](USE WIRE)

to use a staple tofastensheetsofpapertogether:
Please staple thereportstogether.
(Definition ofstaplefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

staple| Business English

staple
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsteɪpl/us
WORKPLACE
ashortthinpieceofwireused tofastenpiecesofpapertogether. It hassharpendsthat arepushedthrough thepaperand thenbentflatby aspecialtoolcalled astapler.
ECONOMICS,COMMERCE
themainproductof acountry, whosetradeisimportantfor the country'seconomy:
Sugar has been thestaple ofCuba'seconomyforcenturies.
COMMERCE
amainorimportantproductthatpeopleeator useregularly:
food/household/supermarket staplesThegiantretailerreportedstrongsalesofhouseholdstaples likegroceries.
COMMERCE
acompanyorindustrythatmanufacturesandsellsimportantproductsandservicesthatpeopleeator useregularly:
So-calledsafeareasin thestockmarketcontinueto beconsumerstaplesanddrugcompanies.
Millions ofpeopledailyuseinternetstaplessuch asGoogleand Amazon.
amainorimportantpartof something:
Once a staple of men'sbusinesswardrobes, thesuitisbecomingmorerare.
staple
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈsteɪpl/us
basic,main, orstandard:
staplecrop/food/product
staple
verb[T]
WORKPLACE
uk
/ˈsteɪpl/us
tofastenpiecesofpapertogether usingstaples:
staple sth to sthThelistcan then be stapled to eachbatchofinvoices.
staple sth togetherShe stapled the twodocumentstogether.
(Definition ofstaplefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstaple

staple
By the early nineteenth century both were becoming staples of working-class diet.
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However, the existence of local markets for food encouraged farmers to produce these staples for sale in addition to home consumption.
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Early movement activity drew upon and innovated with traditional repertoire staples such as the round table discussion, the march, and the public pronouncement.
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Ring bound or stapled, they are provided at minimum cost and thus available to both amateur and professional alike.
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The wound was irrigated with saline and closed in two layers with 3-0 silk (fascial plane) and surgical skin staples.
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Landes claims that this was another hindrance, as rice has a lower nutritional content than other staples.
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Each bag was placed on mineral soil surface and pinned to the ground with wire staples to minimize movement.
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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.
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Rather, urbanization and the industrialization based on the processing of staples were both driven by the export of these commodities.
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During the previous century, trade had increased dramatically as new products - sugar, tobacco and cotton - not produced in the importing region became international staples.
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There were of course other crops, but these were the main staples of a very commercial agriculture.
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We learn nothing about such staples as the seasonality of labour or the administration of the poor law.
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By the mid 1920s, display advertisements for consumer durables, leisure activities and homes outstripped those for traditional staples such as clothing or foodstuffs.
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To a large extent, the effects of the decline of the great export staples spread throughout the local economies of the outer regions.
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The recent lessons of the depression - falling commodity prices, overproduction of certain agricultural staples - indicated otherwise.
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