這個拼法底下其實是2個不同的字，意思沒有關係， 只是長得一樣。下面分開列出來。跳到 staff (employees) · staff (walking stick)
staff
n, v核心畫面
The group of people who work for an organization — the team that keeps a place running — and the act of filling a place with those workers.
可以想成一個機構裡所有替它工作的人，也就是讓這個地方能運轉的那支團隊；當它當動詞用時，就是「把這群人補進來」這個動作…更多收起
可以想成一個機構裡所有替它工作的人，也就是讓這個地方能運轉的那支團隊；當它當動詞用時，就是「把這群人補進來」這個動作。A second word, same spelling
staff
n核心畫面
A long thick stick — a straight rod you can lean your weight on. From that one physical thing come the rod of authority, the lines of a music score, and the bread that holds life up.
可以想成一根又長又粗的木棍——一根筆直、能讓你把重量靠上去的杖。從這根實體的棍子，延伸出象徵權力的權杖、五線譜上那幾…更多收起
可以想成一根又長又粗的木棍——一根筆直、能讓你把重量靠上去的杖。從這根實體的棍子，延伸出象徵權力的權杖、五線譜上那幾條線、以及「撐起生命」的麵包。原始詞典資料14 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
staffnoun詞源 1/stɑːf/
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A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
- And thus ſhall ye eate it [the lamb]: with your loines girded, your ſhooes on your feet, and your ſtaffe in your hand: and ye ſhall eate it in haſte: it is the Lords Paſſeouer.
- The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
- 2
entertainmentlifestylemusicA series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave.
- 3
People employed by a business or other organisation.
- The company employed 10 new members of staff this month.
- The company has taken on 1600 more highly-paid staff.
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businessconstructionmanufacturingA mixture of plaster and fibre used as a temporary exterior wall covering.
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A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office.
- a constable's staff
- Me thought this ſtaffe mine Office-badge in Court / Was broke in twaine:
- 6
A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.
- 7
archaicThe rung of a ladder.
- I ascend at one [ladder] of six hundred and thirty-nine staves.
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A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.
- Mr. Cowley had found out, that no kind of Staff is proper for an Heroick Poem; as being all too lirical:
另外 4 個記錄的用法
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engineeringnatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesAn arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.
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medicinesciencessurgeryThe grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder.
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governmentmilitarypoliticsAn establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution.
- At the head of that division which had Westminster Bridge for its approach to the scene of action, Lord George Gordon took his post; with Gashford at his right hand, and sundry ruffians, of most unpromising appearance, forming a kind of staff about him.
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archaicrail-transportrailwaystransportA form of token once used, in combination with a ticket, for safe train movements between two points on a single line.
- The train-staff and ticket system was used widely at one time, until superseded by electrical token systems, the first of which, the tablet system, appeared in 1878, […].
- The first up train was the morning semi-fast ex Buncrana, which sped through with No. 8 at its head, adroitly exchanging staffs at about 15 m.p.h. […] The next train through Tooban was our opposite number, and we duly received the vital staff.
staffverb詞源 1/stɑːf/
- 1
To supply (a business, volunteer organization, etc.) with employees or staff members.
- Interlaken East station is jointly owned with the standard gauge Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon Railway from Bern and Thun and the Swiss Federal Railways metre-gauge Brünig line from Lucerne, but is managed and staffed by the Bernese Oberland group.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。