staff
n
1 [C] strong stick or pole used as a support when walking or climbing, as a weapon, or as a symbol of authority or sign of office 手杖; 棍棒; 權杖
The old man leant on a long wooden staff. 老人拄著一根長長的木手杖.
2 [C usu sing 通常作單數, Gp]
group of assistants working together in a business, etc responsible to a manager or person in authority 全體職工; 全體雇員
the hotel staff 旅館的全體工作人員
We need more staff in the office. 我們辦公室需要增加人手.
I have a staff of ten. 我手下有十個職員.
The staff in this shop are very helpful. 這家店里的店員很熱心.
3 [pl v] people in authority in an organization (contrasted with students, etc); those doing administrative work (as distinct from manual work) 當權的人員(相對於學生等而言); 行政人員(與體力勞動者相區分)
a head teacher and her staff (女)校長及全體 教師
a new member of (the) staff 新來的職員
The school staff are expected to supervise school meals. 學校的教職員應監督學校的膳食.
[attrib 作定語]
a staff party, room, meeting 職員的聚會、 活動室、 會議.
4 [C usu sing 通常作單數, Gp]
group of senior army officers assisting a commanding officer (軍隊的)全體參謀人員
the general's staff 將軍的參謀人員
[attrib 作定語]
a `staff officer 參謀.
5 (also stave ) [C]
(music 音) set of five horizontal parallel lines on which music is written 五線譜. =>illus at music 見 music 插圖.
6 (idm 習語) the ,staff of `life (arch or rhet 古或修辭) bread 面包. staff, v [Tn usu passive 通常用於被動語態]
provide (sth) with staff(2); act as staff for 為(某部門)配備人員; 擔任(某部門)的工作人員
a well-staffed hotel 工作人員齊全的旅館
The school is staffed entirely by graduates. 這個學校的教職員全是大學畢業生.
There's nobody to staff the office today. 今天這個辦事處沒有職員.