staff

汉语翻译

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

词型变化：

名词复数:staffs 动词过去式:staffed 过去分词:staffed 现在分词:staffing 第三人称单数:staffs 

词意辨析：

cane, stick, staff

这些名词均有“手杖”之意。
cane: 多指用藤或竹制成的细长的手杖。
stick: 普通用词，指木制的细长手杖。
staff: 多指走路爬山时用作支持或防卫使用的长木棒。

英语解释：

名词 staff:

1. personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
2. the body of teachers and administrators at a school
   同义词：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
   同义词：stave

动词 staff:

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

例句：

1. Have you brought your swimming staff?
   你带了游泳用的东西了吗？
2. Such experiences are the very staff of life.
   这样的经验才是生活的内在本质。
3. I have arranged that one of my staff will meet you at the airport.
   我已经安排好派一个职员到飞机场接你。
4. If the fire-alarm goes, staff should assemble outside the building.
   火警警报响时全体人员应到楼外集合。
5. When climbing a mountain I advise beginners to use a staff.
   我建议刚开始爬山的人使用拐杖。
6. I am on the editorial staff of the newspaper.
   我在这家报纸的编辑部工作。
7. Most of our offices are staffed by volunteers.
   在我们大多数办公室任职的是志愿人员。