staple food

staple food读音音标

英 [ˈsteipl fu:d]

美 [ˈstepəl fud]

staple food意思解释

释义

主食，主粮；

英英释义

A staple food, sometimes simply referred to as a staple, is a food that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet in a given population, supplying a large fraction of the needs for energy-rich materials and generally a significant proportion of the intake of other nutrients as well. Most people live on a diet based on just a small number of staples.

双语例句

用作名词(n.)Sweet potato was the staple of their diet.过去甘薯是他们的主食。Korean regards rice as staple food down the ages.韩国人自古以来把米饭当做主食。Rice is the staple food for most Indonesians.水稻是印尼人的主要粮食。