释义 |
stave /stāv/ noun- One of the strips of wood of which a barrel or tub is made
- A staff, rod, bar, shaft, esp wooden, as the rung of a ladder
- A staff (music)
- A stanza, verse of a song
transitive verb (pat and pap staved or stove)- To break a stave or the staves of (a boat or barrel; with in)
- To break
- To burst inward (with in)
- To drive off, as with a staff
- To delay, ward off or keep back (with off)
- To put together, repair or fit with staves
- To sprain, jar violently (fingers, toes, etc) (Scot)
intransitive verb- To thrust onward (Scot)
- To break up
ORIGIN: By-form of staff1 |