staple
n
1 small thin piece of bent wire that is driven into sheets of paper, etc and flattened to fasten them together 訂書釘.
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 形釘(如固定電線用的). staple, v [Tn]
attach or secure (sth) with a staple or staples 用訂書釘或 U 形釘釘住或固定(某物).
staple adj [attrib 作定語]
main or principal; standard 主要的; 基本的; 標準的
the staple product of a country 一個國家的主要產品
Rice is the staple diet in many Asian countries. 稻米是亞洲許多國家的主食.
She seems to be the staple topic of conversation at the moment. 看來她是此時的熱門話題. staple, n (often pl 常作復數)
1 main product that a country or district trades in (某國家或地區買賣的)主要產品
Cotton is one of Egypt's staples. 棉花是埃及的主要貿易項目之一.
2 main or principal item or element (esp of a diet) 主要成分; 主要內容; (尤指)主食
Bread, potatoes and other staples continue to rise in price. 面包、 土豆及其他主食的價格繼續上漲.
The weather forms the staple of their conversation. 天氣狀況是他們的主要話題.
Maybe it was useful for some people, but it wasn't for me.
它可能對一些人有用,但對我沒用。
Modern machines can make the copy bigger or smaller, lighter or darker and copy onto both sides of the paper.
代機器可以放大、縮小、制作較亮的或較暗的復印件,也可以在紙的兩面復印。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.