stapler
IPA/ˈsteɪplə(r)/
KK[stˈepəlɚ]IPA/ˈsteɪplər/
stapler — noun
- staplersingular
- staplersplural
1. a small piece of office equipment that pushes thin metal staples through several
1.名詞A2
釋義
a small piece of office equipment that pushes thin metal staples through several sheets of paper to hold them together
例句
Beatrix borrowed a stapler from the front desk to staple her report.
collocation: borrow a stapler
The old grey stapler in the supply room has not worked for months.
Tanvi asked the secretary for a stapler to bind the handouts together.
Could someone bring a stapler to the meeting room before the manager arrives?
Rodrigo filled his stapler with a new strip of staples before the workshop began.
用法筆記
Stapler is a countable noun. The object used to remove staples is called a staple remover, not a 'de-stapler'.
常見錯誤
❌Can I borrow your staple?' (when asking for the device).
✅Can I borrow your stapler?
💡'staple' is the small metal piece; 'stapler' is the tool that pushes it.