cane, stick, staff

名詞 staff:

1. personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
2. the body of teachers and administrators at a school
   同義詞：faculty
3. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
4. building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
5. a rod carried as a symbol
6. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
   同義詞：stave

動詞 staff:

1. provide with staff
2. serve on the staff of

1. Have you brought your swimming staff?
   你帶了游泳用的東西了嗎？
2. Such experiences are the very staff of life.
   這樣的經(jīng)驗才是生活的內(nèi)在本質(zhì)。
3. I have arranged that one of my staff will meet you at the airport.
   我已經(jīng)安排好派一個職員到飛機場接你。
4. If the fire-alarm goes, staff should assemble outside the building.
   火警警報響時全體人員應(yīng)到樓外集合。
5. When climbing a mountain I advise beginners to use a staff.
   我建議剛開始爬山的人使用拐杖。
6. I am on the editorial staff of the newspaper.
   我在這家報紙的編輯部工作。
7. Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.
   在我們大多數(shù)辦公室任職的是志愿人員。