staff

staff1
noun
  1. [treated as sing. or pl.]all the people employed by a particular organization
    全体职员，全体雇员
    a staff of 600.
    医护人员没有责任。
    hospital staff were not to blame.
    600名员工。
    ■the teachers in a school or college
    （中小学或大学的）全体教员
    [as modifier]a staff meeting.
    教工会议。
  2. [treated as sing. or pl.]a group of officers assisting an officer in command of an army formation or administration headquarters
    工作班子；全体参谋人员
    ■(一般作 Staff). short for staff sergeant
    staff sergeant的简称
  3. a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing or as a weapon
    拐杖；（可作武器的）棍棒
    ■a rod or sceptre held as a sign of office or authority
    权杖；笏
    ■short for flagstaff
    flagstaff 的简称
    ■(Surveying)a rod for measuring distances or heights
    (测绘)标杆，标尺
    ■(Brit.)a spindle in a watch
    (英)（钟表的）小轴杆
    ■(Brit.)a token in the form of a rod given to a train driver as authority to proceed over a single-track line
    (英)（铁路的）路签
  4. (Music). another term for stave (in sense 2)
    (乐)。 同 stave (义项2)
verb
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be staffed)provide (an organization, business, etc.) with staff
    为（组织，企业等）提供职员
    legal advice centres are staffed by volunteer lawyers.
    法律咨询中心的职员是由律师义务担当的。
    [as adj., with submodifier]all units are fully staffed.
    所有单位都满员了。
常用词组
the staff of life
  1. a staple food, especially bread
    主食（尤指面包）
语源
  1. Old English staf (in sense 3), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staf and German Stab
staff2
noun
  1. [mass noun]a mixture of plaster of Paris, cement, or a similar material, used for temporary building work
    纤维灰浆，麻刀灰，纸筋灰
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: of unknown origin
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