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
stave off
1. 推迟;暂时避开
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- fence staves
篱笆桩
- fence staves
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- fence staves
篱笆桩
- fence staves
- 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.- 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。
- Many of the men had armed themselves with staves and pieces of iron.
- 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
- one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
- (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
verb
- burst or force (a hole) into something
- furnish with staves
- stave a ladder
双语例句
- I went on desperately reading to her-reading my own poems-anybody's poems-to stave off conversation.
我先是拼命地念诗给她听念我自己的诗还念别人的诗避免谈话。 - 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。 - The elder brother never gained a stave, or raised his foot to mount one.
哥哥从来没有上升到上面的一个梯级或者抬起脚来攀登一下。 - 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。 - It was impossible to stave off disaster.
想避免灾难是不可能的。 - 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; - 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。 - She tried to stave off further awkward questions.
她竭力避开更尴尬的问题。 - He is utterly ignorant of staff [ stave].
他对五线谱一窍不通。 - They want to stave off any attempt to intervene.
他们想要防止任何进行干涉的企图。