staff
noun
verb
stɑːf
noun
1
WORKERS
工作人员
the
people
who
work
for
an
organization
全体职员，员工
C also + plural verb BrE 英国英语中亦用复数动词 | BrE BrE AmE
The
entire
staff
has
done
an
outstanding
job
this
year.
今年全体员工业绩出色。
They
employ
a
total
of
150
staff.
他们总共雇用了 150 名员工。
The
staff
were
very
helpful.
这些员工很乐意帮忙。
staff
of
10/50
etc
Our
department
has
a
staff
of
seven.
我们部门有 7 名员工。
medical/academic/library
etc
staff
a
strike
by
ambulance
staff
救护人员的罢工
one
of
our
longest-serving
staff
members
我们当中服务年资最长的员工之一
member
of
staff
I’d
like
to
welcome
a
new
member
of
staff.
我要对一名新员工表示欢迎。
on
the
staff
(of
sth)
We
were
both
on
the
staff
of
the
British
Film
Institute
at
the
time.
那时候，我们两个都是英国电影协会的员工。
on
staff
Joan
is
the
only
lawyer
we
have
on
staff.
琼是我们的雇员中唯一的律师。
staff
room/meeting
2
STICK
棍，棒
plural
/stevz;
ste ɪ vz/
a.
a
long
thick
stick
to
help
you
walk
b.
a
long
thick
stick
that
an
official
holds
in
some
ceremonies
权杖
C | old use
3
MUSIC
音乐
the
set
of
five
lines
that
music
is
written
on
[尤美] 五线谱;
C | especially AmE
4
the staff of life
bread
面包
literary
5
staff
In
British
English,
can
be
singular
or
plural.
英国英语中，staff
可以作为单数或复数使用。
6
staff
In
American
English,
is
not
used
as
frequently
as
in
British
English,
and
is
never
followed
by
a
plural
verb.
美国英语中，staff
不如英国英语中使用得那样频繁，而且后面不可跟复数动词。
7
a member of staff an employee
You
never
refer
to
a
person
as
‘a
staff’.
Say
(BrE)
or
.
不可把一个人称作 staff，要说 a member of staff（英）或 an employee。
verb
8
to
be
or
provide
the
workers
for
an
organization
在…工作; 为…配备职员;
The
centre
is
staffed
mainly
by
volunteers.
在中心工作的主要是志愿者。
staffing
levels
人员配备水平