staff 音标拼音: [st'æf]
n . 全体人员,同事,棍棒,杆,拐杖,支柱,权杖
vt . 为…配备人员
全体人员,同事,棍棒,杆,拐杖,支柱,权杖为…配备人员
staff n 1 :
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task ; "
the hospital has an excellent nursing staff "; "
the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions "
2 :
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose ;
"
he walked with the help of a wooden staff "
3 :
the body of teachers and administrators at a school ; "
the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university " [
synonym : {
staff }, {
faculty }]
4 :
building material consisting of plaster and hair ;
used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (
as at an exposition )
or for decoration 5 :
a rod carried as a symbol 6 : (
music )
the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written [
synonym : {
staff }, {
stave }]
v 1 :
provide with staff ; "
This position is not always staffed "
2 :
serve on the staff of ; "
The two men staff the reception desk "
Staff \
Staff \ (
st [.
a ]
f ),
n .;
pl . {
Staves } (
st [=
a ]
vz or st [
aum ]
vz ;
277 )
or {
Staffs } (
st [.
a ]
fs )
in senses 1 -
9 ,
{
Staffs }
in senses 10 ,
11 . [
AS .
staef a staff ;
akin to LG . &
D .
staf ,
OFries .
stef ,
G .
stab ,
Icel .
stafr ,
Sw .
staf ,
Dan .
stav ,
Goth .
stabs element ,
rudiment ,
Skr .
sth [=
a ]
pay to cause to stand ,
to place .
See {
Stand },
and cf . {
Stab }, {
Stave },
n .]
1 .
A long piece of wood ;
a stick ;
the long handle of an instrument or weapon ;
a pole or stick ,
used for many purposes ;
as ,
a surveyor '
s staff ;
the staff of a spear or pike .
[
1913 Webster ]
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar to bear it withal . --
Ex .
xxxviii .
7 .
[
1913 Webster ]
With forks and staves the felon to pursue . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking ;
hence ,
a support ;
that which props or upholds . "
Hooked staves ." --
Piers Plowman .
[
1913 Webster ]
The boy was the very staff of my age . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
He spoke of it [
beer ]
in "
The Earnest Cry ,"
and likewise in the "
Scotch Drink ,"
as one of the staffs of life which had been struck from the poor man '
s hand . --
Prof .
Wilson .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
A pole ,
stick ,
or wand borne as an ensign of authority ;
a badge of office ;
as ,
a constable '
s staff .
[
1913 Webster ]
Methought this staff ,
mine office badge in court ,
Was broke in twain . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
All his officers brake their staves ;
but at their return new staves were delivered unto them .
--
Hayward .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
The round of a ladder . [
R .]
[
1913 Webster ]
I ascended at one [
ladder ]
of six hundred and thirty -
nine staves . --
Dr .
J .
Campbell (
E .
Brown '
s Travels ).
[
1913 Webster ]
6 .
A series of verses so disposed that ,
when it is concluded ,
the same order begins again ;
a stanza ;
a stave .
[
1913 Webster ]
Cowley found out that no kind of staff is proper for an heroic poem ,
as being all too lyrical . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
7 . (
Mus .)
The five lines and the spaces on which music is written ; --
formerly called {
stave }.
[
1913 Webster ]
8 . (
Mech .)
An arbor ,
as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch .
[
1913 Webster ]
9 . (
Surg .)
The grooved director for the gorget ,
or knife ,
used in cutting for stone in the bladder .
[
1913 Webster ]
10 . [
From {
Staff },
3 ,
a badge of office .] (
Mil .)
An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army ,
to a section of an army ,
or to the commander of an army .
The general '
s staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution .
See {['
E ]
tat Major }.
[
1913 Webster ]
11 .
Hence :
A body of assistants serving to carry into effect the plans of a superintendent or manager ;
sometimes used for the entire group of employees of an enterprise ,
excluding the top management ;
as ,
the staff of a newspaper .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
{
Jacob '
s staff } (
Surv .),
a single straight rod or staff ,
pointed and iron -
shod at the bottom ,
for penetrating the ground ,
and having a socket joint at the top ,
used ,
instead of a tripod ,
for supporting a compass .
{
Staff angle } (
Arch .),
a square rod of wood standing flush with the wall on each of its sides ,
at the external angles of plastering ,
to prevent their being damaged .
{
The staff of life },
bread . "
Bread is the staff of life ."
--
Swift .
{
Staff tree } (
Bot .),
any plant of the genus {
Celastrus },
mostly climbing shrubs of the northern hemisphere .
The American species ({
Celastrus scandens })
is commonly called {
bittersweet }.
See 2d {
Bittersweet },
3 (
b ) .
{
To set up one '
s staff }, {
To put up one '
s staff }, {
To set down one '
s staff }
or {
To put down one '
s staff },
to take up one '
s residence ;
to lodge . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Staff \
Staff \ (
st [.
a ]
f ),
n . [
G .
staffiren to fill or fit out ,
adorn ,
fr .
D .
stoffeeren ,
OF .
estoffer ,
F . ['
e ]
toffer ,
fr .
OF .
estoffe stuff ,
F . ['
e ]
toffe .
See {
Stuff },
n .] (
Arch .)
Plaster combined with fibrous and other materials so as to be suitable for sculpture in relief or in the round ,
or for forming flat plates or boards of considerable size which can be nailed to framework to make the exterior of a larger structure ,
forming joints which may afterward be repaired and concealed with fresh plaster .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
236 Moby Thesaurus words for "
staff ":
British Cabinet ,
Malacca cane ,
Sanhedrin ,
US Cabinet ,
accouter ,
advisory body ,
advocate ,
alpenstock ,
appoint ,
arm ,
armory ,
assembly ,
association ,
athletic supporter ,
back ,
backbone ,
backing ,
badge ,
badge of office ,
badges ,
baluster ,
balustrade ,
bandeau ,
banister ,
bar ,
bar line ,
base ,
baton ,
bearer ,
bench ,
blazonry ,
board ,
body of advisers ,
borough council ,
bra ,
brace ,
bracer ,
bracket ,
brain trust ,
brassard ,
brassiere ,
button ,
buttress ,
cabinet ,
caduceus ,
camarilla ,
cane ,
cap and gown ,
carrier ,
caryatid ,
cervix ,
chain ,
chain of office ,
chamber ,
city council ,
class ring ,
club ,
cockade ,
collar ,
colonnade ,
column ,
common council ,
conference ,
congress ,
consultative assembly ,
corset ,
council ,
council fire ,
council of ministers ,
council of state ,
council of war ,
county council ,
court ,
crew ,
crook ,
crosier ,
cross ,
cross -
staff ,
crozier ,
crutch ,
crutch -
stick ,
dado ,
decoration ,
degree ,
deliberative assembly ,
die ,
diet ,
directory ,
divan ,
dress ,
eagle ,
emblems ,
employees ,
ensigns ,
equip ,
fasces ,
figurehead ,
fit ,
fit out ,
fit up ,
fleur -
de -
lis ,
footstalk ,
force ,
foundation garment ,
fulcrum ,
furnish ,
gang ,
gavel ,
gear ,
girdle ,
guy ,
guywire ,
hammer and sickle ,
handstaff ,
heel ,
help ,
heraldry ,
hired help ,
insignia ,
jack ,
jock ,
jockstrap ,
junta ,
kitchen cabinet ,
lapel pin ,
ledger line ,
legislature ,
line ,
lituus ,
livery ,
mace ,
mainstay ,
maintainer ,
man ,
mantle ,
markings ,
mast ,
medal ,
men ,
mortarboard ,
munition ,
neck ,
newel -
post ,
old school tie ,
organization ,
outfit ,
parish council ,
pastoral staff ,
paterissa ,
peduncle ,
personnel ,
pier ,
pike ,
pilaster ,
pile ,
piling ,
pillar ,
pin ,
plinth ,
pole ,
portfolio ,
post ,
prepare ,
privy council ,
prop ,
quarterstaff ,
queen -
post ,
regalia ,
reinforce ,
reinforcement ,
reinforcer ,
rest ,
resting place ,
retinue ,
rig ,
rig out ,
rig up ,
rigging ,
ring ,
rod ,
rod of office ,
rose ,
scepter ,
school ring ,
servantry ,
shaft ,
shamrock ,
shillelagh ,
shoulder ,
shroud ,
sigillography ,
skull and crossbones ,
socle ,
soviet ,
space ,
sphragistics ,
spine ,
sprit ,
stake ,
stalk ,
stanchion ,
stand ,
standard ,
standing rigging ,
stave ,
stay ,
stem ,
stick ,
stiffener ,
strengthener ,
subbase ,
support ,
supporter ,
surbase ,
sustainer ,
swagger stick ,
swanking stick ,
swastika ,
syndicate ,
synod ,
tartan ,
team ,
the help ,
thistle ,
tie ,
tribunal ,
truncheon ,
trunk ,
turn out ,
uniform ,
upholder ,
upright ,
verge ,
walking stick ,
wand ,
wand of office
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