stave

stave
noun
  1. a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure
    (建筑物或其他结构中的)木柱;狭木板
    ■any of the lengths of wood fixed side by side to make a barrel, bucket, or other container
    桶板
    ■a strong wooden stick or iron pole used as a weapon
    棍,棒,杖
  2. (亦作 staff)(Music)a set of five parallel lines on any one or between any adjacent two of which a note is written to indicate its pitch
    (乐)五线谱
  3. a verse or stanza of a poem
    诗节,诗句
(past and past participle staved stove )
[with obj.]
  1. (past and past participle staved 或 stove )(stave something in)break something by forcing it inwards or piercing it roughly with a hole
    压坏;击穿,击破
    the door was staved in.
    门被穿了一个洞。
  2. (past and past participle staved)(stave something off)avert or delay something bad or dangerous
    挡开,避开;延缓
    a reassuring presence can stave off a panic attack.
    拥有自信可以避免惊惶失态。
语源
  1. Middle English: back-formation from staves. Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th cent
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