staple
UK/'steipl/US
IELTSTOEFLGREC1
Definitions
n.
A main or essential commodity or product; a small U-shaped metal fastener used to bind papers together.
主要产品；订书钉；基本要素
v.
To fasten or attach using a staple or staples.
用订书钉钉住
adj.
Main; principal; forming a basic and important part of something.
主要的；基本的
Root Breakdown
Native Englishstapleother
=staple
Common Collocations
- 1.staple food主食
- 2.staple diet日常饮食
- 3.staple crop主要农作物
- 4.[economic staple]支柱性经济产品
Example Sentences
- 1.
Rice is a dietary staple for more than half of the world's population.
- 2.
The staple gun misfired and sent staples flying across the desk.
- 3.
Romantic comedies have become a staple of mainstream cinema.