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