英汉词典

staple 基本解释

• n. 主要产品；订书钉；主题；主食
• adj. 主要的，大宗生产的；常用的；纺织纤维的
• vt. 把…分级；钉住

staple 词态变化

staple 中文词源

来自盎格鲁法语 estaple 市场，特指官方指定的销售某些特定商品的市场，来自古法语 estaple,

staple 英文词源

staple

staple: English has two distinct words staple, but they come from a common ancestor – prehistoric Germanic *stapulaz ‘pillar’. This evolved into English staple [OE], which at first retained its ancestral meaning ‘post, pillar’. The modern sense ‘U-shaped metal bar’ did not emerge until the end of the 13th century, and the details of its development from ‘pillar’ are obscure.

The Middle Low German and Middle Dutch descendant of *stapulaz was stapel, which had the additional meaning ‘market, shop’ (presumably from the notion of a stall situated behind the ‘pillars’ of an arcade). This was borrowed into Old French as estaple, which in turn gave English staple ‘market’ [15], hence ‘principal commercial commodity’.

staple (n.1)

"bent piece of metal with pointed ends," late 13c., from Old English stapol "post, pillar, trunk of a tree, steps to a house," from Proto-Germanic *stapulaz "pillar" (cognates: Old Saxon stapal "candle, small tub," Old Frisian stapul "stem of a tooth," Dutch stapel "a prop, foot-rest, seat," Middle Low German stapel "block for executions," German Stapel "stake, beam"), from *stap-, from PIE stebh- (see staff (n.)).

A general Germanic word that apparently evolved a specialized meaning in English, though OED finds the connection unclear and suggests the later sense in English might not be the same word. Meaning "piece of thin wire driven through papers to hold them together" is attested from 1895.

staple (n.2)

"principal article grown or made in a country or district," early 15c., "official market for some class of merchandise," from Anglo-French estaple (14c.), Old French estaple "counter, stall; regulated market, depot," from a Germanic source akin to Middle Low German stapol, Middle Dutch stapel "market," literally "pillar, foundation," from the same source as staple (n.1), the notion perhaps being of market stalls behind pillars of an arcade, or else of a raised platform where the king's deputies administered judgment.

The sense of "principle article grown or made in a place" is 1610s, short for staple ware "wares and goods from a market" (early 15c.). Meaning "principle element or ingredient in anything" is from 1826. Meaning "fiber of any material used for spinning" is late 15c., of uncertain origin, and perhaps an unrelated word.

staple (v.)

late 14c., "to fix with a (large) staple," from staple (n.1). In the wire paper fastener sense, by 1898. Related: Stapled; stapling.

staple 英文释义

1. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

2. material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

3. a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables

4. paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together

staple 双语例句

1. It is well known that bamboo shoots are a panda's staple diet.

竹笋是熊猫的主要食物，这是人所共知的。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Rice is the staple food of more than half the world's population.

稻米是全世界一半以上人口的主食。

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3. Fish is a staple in the diet of many Africans.

鱼是很多非洲人饮食中的一种主食。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The shed was secured by a hasp and staple fastener.

棚屋由一个搭钩和U型扣件固定着。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The staple crop is rice.

主要农作物为水稻。

来自《权威词典》

staple 实用场景例句

The staple crop is rice.

主要农作物为水稻。

牛津词典

Jeans are a staple part of everyone's wardrobe.

在每个人的衣橱里，牛仔裤是必不可少的。

牛津词典

Aid workers helped distribute corn, milk and other staples.

救助人员协助分发谷物、牛奶及其他必需的食物。

牛津词典

Rubber became the staple of the Malayan economy.

橡胶成了马来亚经济的支柱产品。

牛津词典

Royal gossip is a staple of the tabloid press.

围绕王室成员的飞短流长是小报的主要内容。

牛津词典

Staple the invoice to the receipt.

把发货清单订到发票上。

牛津词典

Staple the invoice and the receipt together.

把发货清单和发票订在一起。

牛津词典

Rice is the staple food of more than half the world's population...

稻米是全世界一半以上人口的主食。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The Chinese also eat a type of pasta as part of their staple diet...

中国人也把一种面食作为他们的主食之一。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Political reporting has become a staple of American journalism.

政治新闻已成为美国新闻报道的主要内容。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Staple some sheets of paper together into a book.

用订书机将几页纸装订成册。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...polythene bags stapled to an illustrated card.

订在一张插图卡片上的几个塑料袋

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The staple food has boil dumplings, noodles in soup, fried noodles, fried rice.

主食类有水饺 、 汤面 、 炒面 、 炒饭等等.

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The harvest of maize , the local staple food , was meagre this year.

今年津巴布韦的玉米收成与主粮极为贫乏.

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I endeavoured to uncap the casement, but the hook was soldered into the staple.

我试着去打开那窗子, 但窗钩给焊在钩环里了.

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Retail prices of staple foods remain unchanged.

主要食物的零售价保持不变.

《简明英汉词典》

Do not staple or otherwise attach the ac power supply cord to building surface.

不要把交流电源线固定或附于建筑物的表面.

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The fiber wrap always occurs in the later processing of staple fiber.

涤纶短纤后期处理中时常会发生缠辊.

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Staple crops provide foods that are an important part of the diet.

大量农作物提供的食品是饮食中很重要的一部分.

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Yanxi Mountain baimaocha: white feather tea is another staple Lechang famous native products.

沿溪山白毛茶: 白毛茶是乐昌又一大宗名优土特产.

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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.

辞典例句

The need to " clean out " the State Department has become a staple of our political oratory.

国务院需要一次 “ 清洗 ” 已成了我们在政治上的一句口头禅.

辞典例句

Its staple products are plastic accessory made for telecommunication, electric applications, machinery and automobile industry.

主要服务领域为电信业 、 电器机械制造业、汽车工业等.

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What's for staple food?

主食吃什么?

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The factors affecting the unit melt consumption were analyzed for PET staple fiber plant.

分析了影响涤纶短纤维生产装置熔体单耗的原因.

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He came out with his staple excuse that he was too busy.

他又拿出惯用的借口,说他太忙了.

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