Staple
[ 'stepl ]
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n. 主要产品;钉书钉，U 形钉;主题，主要部份;主食;
vt. 用钉书钉钉住;
adj. 最基本的，最重要的;
📝 例句
One or two staple crops are the chief sources of food intake.
一、两种主要农作物是人们食物的主要来源。
It would form the staple of the investigations I contemplate.
它将成为我准备进行的调查的纲目。
The weather forms the staple of their conversation.
天气构成他们谈话的主要内容。
Most staple fibers are discrete, individual entities.
大多数短纤维是不联系的单独实体。
The letter was stapled to the other documents in the file.
这封信与案卷里的其他文件钉在一起。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ staple-订书针,stable-稳定的:订书针订得很稳
※ st-拼音“石头”,aple-apple苹果:我用石头来给苹果钉上订书钉
※ sta-拼音“石塔”,pl-拼音“漂亮”,e-拼音“鹅”:把漂亮的鹅用钉书钉钉在石塔上
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-sist-表示“站立”
📖 牛津释义
staple
n
1 small thin piece of bent wire that is driven into sheets of paper, etc and flattened to fasten them together 订书钉.
2 U-shaped piece of metal with pointed ends that is hammered into wood, etc to hold something (eg an electrical wire) in place U 形钉（如固定电线用的）. staple, v [Tn]
attach or secure (sth) with a staple or staples 用订书钉或 U 形钉钉住或固定（某物）.
staple adj [attrib 作定语]
main or principal; standard 主要的; 基本的; 标准的
the staple product of a country 一个国家的主要产品
Rice is the staple diet in many Asian countries. 稻米是亚洲许多国家的主食.
She seems to be the staple topic of conversation at the moment. 看来她是此时的热门话题. staple, n (often pl 常作复数)
1 main product that a country or district trades in （某国家或地区买卖的）主要产品
Cotton is one of Egypt's staples. 棉花是埃及的主要贸易项目之一.
2 main or principal item or element (esp of a diet) 主要成分; 主要内容; （尤指）主食
Bread, potatoes and other staples continue to rise in price. 面包、 土豆及其他主食的价格继续上涨.
The weather forms the staple of their conversation. 天气状况是他们的主要话题.
🎯 考研助记
stap(=stab扎刺)+le(小东西):用来扎的小东西- 钉书钉 稳定的(stable)的苹果（apple）也是 主要的产品
🔁 扩展释义
*['steipl]n. 主要产物, 常用品, 主要要素, 原料, 订书钉, 钩环a. 主要的, 重要的vt. 分级, 钉住
🏥 医学释义
①U 形钉，肘钉 ②钉书钉
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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Do you still ask for this pound of flesh?
你还要求得到这一磅肉吗？
It was noticed that there were no signs or warnings on the supply lines that ran round the port.
人们这才注意到，铺设在码头周围的供应管道上没有贴标签或告示。
nor that the headline in the newspaper would be
也没有想到报纸的头条是