| 单词 | staple |
| 释义 | staple (once / 986 pages) 1nadj 2nv Bread. Milk. Gasoline. Xboxes. What do these all have in common? They're all a staple of most people's consumption — basic products for which there will always be a demand. Staple also has the broader more abstract sense of being anything that's popular or necessary. A staple of the political scene is partisan bickering; a staple of Broadway theater is the musical revival. And let's not forget another meaning — those handy little metal clasps that hold things together. Though most people wouldn't consider a staple a staple. WORD FAMILYstaple: stapled, stapler, staples, stapling, unstaple+/stapler: staplers USAGE EXAMPLESAn uneven 109-98 victory over the lowly Suns in Staples Center would hardly classify as a “fix.” Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) To ward off atrophy, buy a drawer organizer, suggested Ms. Lowenheim, who uses expandable drawer organizers from Staples in her own home. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) It wowed the Staples Center crowd and offered a glimpse of Ingram’s potential. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing Syn|Hypo|Hyper raw material feedstock the raw material that is required for some industrial process material, stuff the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object 2n (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant Syn|Hyper basic commodity, good, trade good articles of commerce 3n a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn staple fibers vary widely in length Syn|Hyper staple fiber, staple fibre natural fiber, natural fibre fiber derived from plants or animals 4adj necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities 2wheat is a staple crop Syn essential basic and fundamental 1n a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables Hyper nail a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener 2n paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together Hyper paper fastener a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place 3v secure or fasten with a staple or staples staple the papers together Ant|Hyper unstaple take the staples off fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached |
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