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staple

Word family
sta·ple1 /ˈsteɪpəl/ ●●○ noun [countableC]  
1. TDa small piece of thin wire that is pushed into sheets of paper and bent over to hold them together 订书钉
2. Ta small U-shaped piece of metal with pointed ends, used to hold something in place U 形钉
3 DFa food that is needed and used all the time 基本食物;主食
 staples like flour and rice
面粉和大米等主食
4 BBTPEthe main product that is produced in a country 〔一国的〕主要产品
 Bananas and sugar are the staples of Jamaica.
香蕉和糖是牙买加的主要产品。
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staple2 verb [transitiveT]  
FASTEN/DO UPto fasten two or more things together with a staple 用订书钉装订
staple something together
 The handouts are all stapled together.
课堂讲义都是装订在一起的。
staple something to something
 I stapled the order form to the invoice.
我把订单订在发票上。
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staple3 adjectiveadj [only before noun]  
1 MAINforming the greatest or most important part of something 主要的;最重要的
 Oil is Nigeria’s staple export.
石油是尼日利亚的主要出口产品。
 a staple ingredient of comedy
喜剧最重要的成分
2 staple diet 
a) DFFOODthe food that you normally eat 主食
staple diet of
 They live on a staple diet of rice and vegetables.
他们以大米和蔬菜为主食。
b) MAINsomething that is always being produced, seen, bought etc 经常制作[看到,购买等]的东西
staple diet of
 television’s staple diet of soap operas and quiz shows
以肥皂剧和问答比赛为主的电视节目
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3 USUALLYused all the time 常用的,惯用的
 Marty’s staple excuses
马蒂惯用的借口
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From Longman Business Dictionary
staplesta·ple1 /ˈsteɪpəl/ noun [countableC]
1OFFICEa small piece of thin wire that is pushed into sheets of paper and bent over to hold them together
2a food that is needed and used all the time
staples like flour and rice
3ECONOMICS the main product that is produced in a country
Bananas and sugar are the staples of Jamaica.
4COMMERCE a standard or common product
The Kiwi fruit quickly became a supermarket staple in the expanding section of exotic fruits.
staplestaple2 verb [transitiveT]
to fasten things, especially sheets of paper, together with a staple
He stapled a batch of papers together.
staplestaple3 adjectiveadj [only before a noun]
a staple food, product, activity etc is one that is basic, most important, or standard
Oil is Nigeria’s staple export.
These garments are now becoming a staple product of the company.
Origin staple1
1. Old English stapol post
2. . (1300-1400) Middle Dutch stapel place of trade

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