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| staple food The most commonly or regularly eaten food in a country or community and which forms the mainstay of the total calorie supply, especially in the poorer populations and at times of food shortage | 主食 (一个国家或社会成员最常或最有规律地吃的食物，尤其是贫困人口和在食物短缺时，总热量供应的支柱。) |