| 单词 | staff |
| 释义 | staff (once / 103 pages) 1n 2nv 3n Staff means everyone who works at a particular place. You might suspect that the town library's not a very fun place to work if its staff is always incredibly cranky every time you visit. Staff refers to all of the employees at a business, or especially a school, where the teachers as a group are called "the staff." A completely different meaning of staff is a long wooden stick or rod, particularly one that has a specific purpose — like a walking stick or a weapon. This is the original meaning of staff, from the Old English stæf. It wasn't until the nineteenth century that the word staff was used to mean "group of employees." WORD FAMILYstaff: staffed, staffer, staffing, staffs, understaffed+/staffer: staffers USAGE EXAMPLESGaskin is an employee of G2 Secure Staff, a United vendor based in Texas, airline officials said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Bowles would not comment on his coaching staff, although changes are anticipated there as well. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Dozens of staff and volunteers participated in the rescue. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose he walked with the help of a wooden staff Hypo|Hyper alpenstock a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers batona short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority crook, shepherd's crooka long staff with one end being hook shaped crutcha wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking distaffthe staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning flagpole, flagstaffa tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised pikestaffthe staff of a pike quarterstaffa long stout staff used as a weapon stick an implement consisting of a length of wood 2n a rod carried as a symbol Hypo|Hyper crosier, crozier a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office macea ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority scepter, sceptre, verge, wanda ceremonial or emblematic staff tipstaffstaff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable baublea mock scepter carried by a court jester symbol an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance 3n (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written 2Syn|Hyper stave musical notation (music) notation used by musicians 1n 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 Hypo|Hyper newsroom the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical office, office staffprofessional or clerical workers in an office research staffa group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory sales staffthose in a business who are responsible for sales security staffthose in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft maintenance staff, service staffthose in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant general staffmilitary officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy headquarters staffmilitary staff stationed at headquarters force, personnel group of people willing to obey orders 2n the body of teachers and administrators at a school the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university Syn|Hyper faculty body a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity 3v serve on the staff of The two men staff the reception desk Hyper serve do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function 4v provide with staff 3This position is not always staffed Hypo|Hyper man provide with workers crewserve as a crew member on cater, ply, provide, supply give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance n building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration Hyper building material material used for constructing buildings |
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