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Stave Lines Word N Count 可数名词 英 Steɪv] 美 Steɪv

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
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[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.
  • Many of the men had armed themselves with staves and pieces of iron.

    很多人用棍棒和铁器将自己武装起来。

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[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
    相关词组:
    stave off

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