عبارت انگلیسی
staple
معنی و توضیح
The word “staple,” in this podcast, means a basic, common good or ingredient that can be used in many different ways: “Everyone in this family loves ice cream. It’s almost a staple in our home.” When talking about office supplies, a “staple” is a small piece of metal that is poked through papers with a tool to hold them together: “Please make 20 copies of these papers and staple them together.” The tool that is used to poke the staple through the pages is called a “stapler”: “This stapler can handle only a few pages at a time.” Finally, in medicine, a “staple” is a piece of metal that holds together skin around a cut: “The doctor used staples and stitches to close the incision.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Feeding a Large Family on a Small Budget». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,231 – Feeding a Large Family on a Small Budget.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,231. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California (sorry).
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This episode is a dialogue between Paresh and Sandy about having enough food for a big family when you don’t have a lot of money. Let’s get started.
Paresh: Are you shopping for an army?
Sandy: Oh hi, Paresh. No, my three nephews have come to live with me. I’m not sure how I’m going to feed them on a tight budget.
Paresh: My mother was a master at making a little go a
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.