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staple

English → Chinese

noun//ˈsteɪpl//

(noun) 主食; 基本必需品; 订书钉

Rice is the dietary staple for millions of people across Asia.

(Chinese) 大米是整个亚洲数百万人的主食。

She used a heavy-duty staple to fix the fabric to the wooden frame.

(Chinese) 她用一个强力订书钉将布料固定在木框上。

verb//ˈsteɪpl//

(verb) 用订书机订住; 分级 (如羊毛、棉花)

Please staple the report pages together before you hand them in.

(Chinese) 请在交报告之前把页面订在一起。

The wool was graded and stapled according to the length of its fibers.

(Chinese) 这些羊毛根据其纤维长度进行了分级和分类。

Entry ID: en:zh:staple · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary