Staple
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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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His life shall be at the mercy of the Duke.
他的生命全凭公爵处置。
A few days later about 140 black people were taken and put on a tall sailing ship waiting off the coast.
几天以后，大约140名黑人被带到一艘停靠在海岸边的大帆船上。
Coal nodded. OK. I can do that. First, I'll need some information about Clare. For a start, how old was she when her father married again?
科尔点点头。"好吧。这我可以办。首先，我需要有关克莱尔的资料。首先，当他父亲再婚时，她多大岁数了？"