| 英语单词 | stave |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [steɪv] 美 [steɪv] |
| 中文释义 | n.桶板;窄板;诗句;诗节;五线谱表 v.敲破;穿孔;挡开;避开;快步走动 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Bailouts amount to mortgaging the future to stave off the wolf howling at the door. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 紧急援助意味着为了避开正在门口嚎叫的野狼而将未来抵押出去。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A stave is the crosspiece between the legs of a chair or a wooden slat forming the side of a barrel. In music, it's the five lines you write notes on. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Stave comes from the word staff, as in a walking stick. You're most likely to encounter the word stave if you're learning woodworking. If someone "staves in" a door, they've broken a hole in it. You also might hear the idiom "stave off," which means to hold off for a short time. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指用作武器的)棍,棒,杖 A stave is a strong stick, especially one that is used as a weapon.
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]五线谱 A stave is the five lines that music is written on. [mainly BRIT 主英] in AM, use 美国英语用 staff
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