staved

英 [steɪvd]

美 [steɪvd]

v.  延缓;压扁;在…上打洞; 破碎;穿孔
stave的过去分词和过去式

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

双语例句

• In all three cases, kicking the can down the road has staved off disaster so far, but the cans are getting bigger and heavier.
  到目前为止，这三个情况仍然把问题如汽水罐一样踢开。但这个罐已经越滚越大。
• The front of the car was staved in where it had hit the post.
  汽车头部撞上灯柱的地方被撞瘪了。
• The Malthusian crash was staved off in the 19th century by bringing more land under the plough-in North America, Argentina and Australia especially.
  19世纪的北美洲，人们通过开垦更多的土地避免了马尔萨斯危机的到来。
• For four years medical science staved off any general epidemic;
  4年来，医学击退了任何普通的流行病；
• The jet lag's really hit me this time. I staved off jet lag with a bath and an early night.
  这次飞行时差反应真厉害。我洗了个澡又提前睡下，免除飞行时差的反应。
• The frail Chen staved off hunger by drinking water.
  身形瘦弱的她有时只能喝水止饥。
• The lost camper staved off death from hunger by eating birds eggs.
  迷途的露营者食鸟蛋以免饿死。
• People staved on the top floor of the inn, while tea and rice were sold on the ground floor.
  这店楼上住人，楼下卖茶带饭。
• The accident staved in several ribs of him.
  这起事故压断了他几根肋骨。
• The side of the boat had been staved in.
  那艘船的侧面已被凿穿了。