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

In Fenghua, government officials are trying to stave off a default by a local developer.
在奉化，当地政府官员正在试图避免一家本地开发商出现债务违约。
She tried to stave off further awkward questions.
她竭力避开更尴尬的问题。
I went on desperately reading to her-reading my own poems-anybody's poems-to stave off conversation.
我先是拼命地念诗给她听念我自己的诗还念别人的诗避免谈话。
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。
When you plan to be out all day, bring along your own healthy snacks to stave off hunger.
如果你打算出去一整天，带上你自己的健康零食来抵御饥饿。
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！
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。
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。
They want to stave off any attempt to intervene.
他们想要防止任何进行干涉的企图。
He is utterly ignorant of staff [ stave].
他对五线谱一窍不通。