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

• She tried to stave off further awkward questions.
  她竭力避开更尴尬的问题。
• But the reality of discovery was a different matter, and he did all he could to stave it off.
  但所发现的实际情况完全是另一回事，所以他只好尽自己所能暂缓其发生。
• The lost explorers ate birds'eggs to stave off starvation.
  为了避免饿死，那些迷路的勘探人员吃鸟蛋充饥。
• WASHINGTON ( Reuters)-Good news for aging hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.
  华盛顿（路透社）-对那些老龄的嬉皮士是个好消息，吸食大麻可能延缓老年痴呆的病程。
• He is utterly ignorant of staff [ stave].
  他对五线谱一窍不通。
• Many investors do not think it goes far enough to stave off a recession.
  很多投资者认为，该计划的实施力度不足以避免经济衰退。
• 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。
• 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。
• Once we caught him dozing off in class. A nap will stave off fatigue.
  有一次我们发现他在上课时打盹。打个盹会消除疲乏。
• But three economists said the numbers confirmed Chinese banks implemented rollovers on a huge scale to stave off defaults.
  但是，三名经济学家表示，这些数字证实中国各银行实施了巨大规模的滚转操作，以避免面对违约。