音标：[stɑ:f]
n. 全体人员, 工作班子, 棍棒, 杆, 拐杖, 支柱, 权杖
a. 职员的, 雇员的, 参谋的
vt. 为...配备人员
【医】 杆; 探杆, 导引探子; 工作人员
【经】 全体职员, (全体)工作人员
在线英汉词典
staff的短语、例句：
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; 权杖
The old man leant on a long wooden staff. 老人拄著一根长长的木手杖.
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数, Gp]
group of assistants working together in a business, etc responsible to a manager or person in authority 全体职工; 全体雇员
the hotel staff 旅馆的全体工作人员
We need more staff in the office. 我们办公室需要增加人手.
I have a staff of ten. 我手下有十个职员.
The staff in this shop are very helpful. 这家店里的店员很热心.
3 [pl v] people in authority in an organization (contrasted with students, etc); those doing administrative work (as distinct from manual work) 当权的人员（相对於学生等而言）; 行政人员（与体力劳动者相区分）
a head teacher and her staff （女）校长及全体 教师
a new member of (the) staff 新来的职员
The school staff are expected to supervise school meals. 学校的教职员应监督学校的膳食.
[attrib 作定语]
a staff party, room, meeting 职员的聚会、 活动室、 会议.
4 [C usu sing 通常作单数, Gp]
group of senior army officers assisting a commanding officer （军队的）全体参谋人员
the general´s staff 将军的参谋人员
[attrib 作定语]
a `staff officer 参谋.
5 (also stave ) [C]
(music 音) set of five horizontal parallel lines on which music is written 五线谱. =>illus at music 见 music 插图.
6 (idm 习语) the ,staff of `life (arch or rhet 古或修辞) bread 面包. staff, v [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
provide (sth) with staff(2); act as staff for 为（某部门）配备人员; 担任（某部门）的工作人员
a well-staffed hotel 工作人员齐全的旅馆
The school is staffed entirely by graduates. 这个学校的教职员全是大学毕业生.
There´s nobody to staff the office today. 今天这个办事处没有职员.
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