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

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

noun

verb

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

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

To stave off disaster we could look only to them.
要阻挡灾难来临，我们只能指望他们了。
He is utterly ignorant of staff [ stave].
他对五线谱一窍不通。
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。
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；
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。
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。
Objective: To stave more progress of HRS and increase survival rate of patient.
目的：延缓肝肾综合征（HRS）进一步发展，提高病人生存率。
Many people switch on the television simply to stave off boredom over the Christmas break
很多人打开电视仅仅是为了打发圣诞节休息期间的无聊时光而已。
The lost explorers ate birds'eggs to stave off starvation.
为了避免饿死，那些迷路的勘探人员吃鸟蛋充饥。