1 staff /ˈstæf/ Brit /ˈstɑːf/ noun plural staffs or staves /ˈsteɪvz/ /ˈstæf/ Brit /ˈstɑːf/
noun
plural staffs or staves /ˈsteɪvz/ Learner's definition of STAFF
1 plural staffs
a : a group of people who work for an organization or business全體人員;全體員工 [count]
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The entire staff has done a great job this year.今年,全體員工表現甚佳。
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The staff is at a meeting.員工們在開會。
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a teaching/sales/editorial/coaching/pitching staff全體教師/銷售人員/編輯/教練/投手
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the hospital/library/kitchen staff醫院/圖書館/後廚全體人員
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The department has a staff of 40 (people).這個部門有40名員工。
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She's a new member of the staff.她是一名新員工。
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He has been on the staff [=a member of the staff] for 25 years.他是已經工作了25年的老員工了。
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(US) There are 100 people on staff. [=working as members of the staff]員工有100人。
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(Brit) She's a new member of staff.她是一名新員工。
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a staff member/director/writer/meeting一名員工/董事/作家;全體員工會議
— see also waitstaff b [count] : a group of military officers who help a commanding officer but who do not take part in active fighting(軍隊的)全體參謀人員 — see also chief of staff, joint chiefs of staff Usage用法 Staff may be used as a plural noun to mean the members of a staff.可用作複數名詞,指全體員工中的各成員。 2 [count] plural staves
a old-fashioned : a long stick that you carry in your hand for support while walking拐杖
b : a long stick that is carried as a symbol of authority權杖 3
[count] music plural staves : the five horizontal lines and the spaces between them on which music is written五線譜 — called also stave
staff of life
literary
: a basic food
especially : bread主食;(尤指)面包 2 staff /ˈstæf/ Brit /ˈstɑːf/ verb
staffs; staffed; staffing
2 staff
/ˈstæf/ Brit /ˈstɑːf/
verb
staffs; staffed; staffing
Learner's definition of STAFF
[+ object]
2
: to work for (an organization or business) as a member of a staff任職於 —
often used as (be) staffed常用作(be) staffed