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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Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.
官员们过去总是搞不清埃利斯岛过境人员的外国姓名，因为他们非常繁忙，所以在过境的人蜂拥而至的时候，许多人的姓名都被更改了。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.
比方说，你可能随手拿起一本游记，在睡觉之前读它几页。这种书只要浏览一下，这儿读一点，那儿读一点也够了。简而言之，这就是“浅尝”。
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As
我认为父母和孩子们之间的相互理解是很重要的。父母花费时间、精力和金钱带大孩子们，给他们提供所需的一切。然后，年轻人就像小鸟飞离家一样离开了家。正如我们所说，所轻人长大飞走的一天是必然会到来的。尽管这时父母会感到难过，但是他们感情用事是不对的。