stave

英 [steɪv]

美 [steɪv]

n.  棍; 棒; 木柱; 五线谱
v.  延缓;压扁;在…上打洞; 破碎;穿孔

过去分词：staved　现在分词：staving　过去式：staved　复数：staves　第三人称单数：staves　

Collins.1 / BNC.18430 / COCA.13673

短语动词

短语用例

stave sth↔in

• 使向内塌陷；压凹；撞破
  to break or damage sth by pushing it or hitting it from the outside
  1. fence staves
     篱笆桩

stave sth↔off

• 暂时挡住（坏事）；延缓，推迟（某事物）
  to prevent sth bad from affecting you for a period of time; to delay sth

牛津词典

noun

• 棍；棒；木柱
  a strong stick or pole
  1. fence staves
     篱笆桩
• 五线谱
  a set of five lines on which music is written

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指用作武器的)棍，棒，杖
  Astaveis a strong stick, especially one that is used as a weapon.
  1. Many of the men had armed themselves with staves and pieces of iron.
     很多人用棍棒和铁器将自己武装起来。
• 五线谱
  Astaveis the five lines that music is written on.

in AM, use 美国英语用 staff

英英释义

noun

• a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
  Synonym:runground
• one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
  Synonym:lag
• (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
  Synonym:staff

verb

• burst or force (a hole) into something
  Synonym:stave in
• furnish with staves
  1. stave a ladder

双语例句

• The thermal test system of cooling stave was designed and established to put up the industrial experiment of the heat transfer for the cast steel cooling stave and ductile iron cooling stave.
  设计并建造了冷却壁热态试验系统，对铸钢冷却壁和球墨铸铁冷却壁的换热效果进行了工业模拟试验。
• When you plan to be out all day, bring along your own healthy snacks to stave off hunger.
  如果你打算出去一整天，带上你自己的健康零食来抵御饥饿。
• To stave off recession, the Federal Reserve loosened monetary policy.
  为了防止经济衰退，美联储放松了货币政策。
• Elevator Industry: escalator stave and side boards, and the supporting installation of anti-static, flame-resistant brush;
  材质：毛刷电梯业：自动扶梯梯级和裙侧板之间，配套安装防静电、阻燃毛刷；
• Many people switch on the television simply to stave off boredom over the Christmas break
  很多人打开电视仅仅是为了打发圣诞节休息期间的无聊时光而已。
• The first priority of the rebels-turned-rulers must be physical security to stave off anarchy and looting.
  从反政府武装转型来的统治者们的首要任务就是确保人身安全，防止混乱和劫掠。
• They want to stave off any attempt to intervene.
  他们想要防止任何进行干涉的企图。
• He is utterly ignorant of staff [ stave].
  他对五线谱一窍不通。
• Unobstructed access for humanitarian assistance is critical to stave off needless death and suffering.
  畅通无阻地提供人道主义援助对于避免不必要的死亡和痛苦至关重要。
• She tried to stave off further awkward questions.
  她竭力避开更尴尬的问题。