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
(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
a verse or stanza of a poem 诗节,诗句
(past and past participle staved 或 stove ) [with obj.]
(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。
(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
Middle English: back-formation from staves. Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th cent