stave
- n. 狹板;梯級(jí);詩(shī)句;五線譜表
- vt. 延緩;擊穿;鑿孔于;壓扁
- vi. 破碎;穿孔
- n. (Stave)人名;(德)施塔弗;(英、瑞典)斯特夫
中文詞源
回構(gòu)自 staves,棍,棒,來(lái)自 staff 的復(fù)數(shù)形式。比較 knife,knives.
英文詞源
- stave (n.)
- "piece of a barrel," 1750, back-formation from staves (late 14c.), plural of staff, with the usual change of medial -f- to -v- (compare leaves/leaf). The plural form possibly was in Old English but not recorded there.
- stave (v.)
- 1540s, "to fit with staves," from stave (n.). The meaning "break into staves" is from 1590s (with in from 1748, chiefly nautical, on notion of bashing in the staves of a cask). Past tense stove. Stave off (1620s), however, is literally "keep off with a staff," as of one beset by wolves or dogs. Related: Staved; staving.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He is utterly ignorant of staff [ stave ] .
- 他對(duì) 五線譜 一竅不通.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. Many people switch on the television simply to stave off boredom over the Christmas break.
- 很多人打開(kāi)電視僅僅是為了打發(fā)圣誕節(jié)休息期間的無(wú)聊時(shí)光而已。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.
- 為了竭力避免敗局,他勉強(qiáng)答應(yīng)要對(duì)憲法進(jìn)行大規(guī)模修改。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. But the reality of discovery was a different matter, and he did all he could to stave it off.
- 但所發(fā)現(xiàn)的實(shí)際情況完全是另一回事,所以他只好盡自己所能暫緩其發(fā)生。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. To stave off disaster we could look only to them.
- 要阻擋災(zāi)難來(lái)臨,我們只能指望他們了.
來(lái)自辭典例句