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

• 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 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 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。
• Unobstructed access for humanitarian assistance is critical to stave off needless death and suffering.
  畅通无阻地提供人道主义援助对于避免不必要的死亡和痛苦至关重要。
• 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。
• Instead, they want budget cuts to lower risk premiums and stave off disruptive debt restructurings.
  相反，它们希望通过削减预算来降低风险溢价，并避免破坏性的债务重组。
• 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。
• In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution
  为了竭力避免败局，他勉强答应要对宪法进行大规模修改。
• This will clean the blade, stave off rusting, and add weeks of shaving life.
  这将会清洁刀片、防止生锈，延长几周使用寿命。
• Love is likely same on the stave vase, broke to pieces has not been able to heal!
  爱情就像破碎的花瓶一样，碎了就不会在愈合！