1. (n) main food
2. staple food
3. staff of life
4. principal food
5. primary eclipse
Examples:
面包、 土豆及其他主食的價格繼續上漲.
Bread, potatoes and other staples continue to rise in price.
原始森林裏的少數民族過去用野獸作為主食。
The minority in the primitive forest used to live on a diet of wild animals.
愛爾蘭人過去用馬鈴薯作為主食。
The Irish used to live on a diet of potatoes.
大米是許多亞洲國家的主食
Rice is the staple food in many Asian countries.
大米已成為他們的主食之壹。
Rice has largely entered into their diet.
果食主義者壹個主食只包括水果、果實和幹果而沒有蔬菜、谷物或動物產品的人
One whose diet includes fruits,seeds,and nuts but no vegetables,grains,or animal products.
面包、土豆及其他主食的價格繼續上漲。
Bread,potato and other staple continue to rise in price.
食蚊魚壹種食蚊魚屬主食蚊幼蟲的卵生魚，常被用於控制蚊子的生長
Any of various small livebearers of the genus Gambusia that feed on mosquito larvae and are often used in mosquito control.
面包用面粉或粗磨粉與其它固態和液體原料混合制成的主食，通常摻入酵母，揉過之後做成塊再烘烤
A staple food made from flour or meal mixed with other dry and liquid ingredients,usually combined with a leavening agent,and kneaded,shaped into loaves,and baked.
副食:
1. non-staple food
2. supplementary food