stave
n. 狭板; 梯级; 诗句; 五线谱表
v. 延缓;压扁;在…上打洞;破碎;穿孔
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。
A stave is the five lines that music is written on.
1. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
2. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
3. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
1. furnich with staves;
2. burst or force (a hole) into something
stave off
阻止:不使接近; 赶走
In order to recycle the useful material often needs stave processing and separation processing.
为了回收有用物质,常需加以破碎处理和分选处理.
He is utterly ignorant of staff [ stave ] .
他对 五线谱 一窍不通.
Tom is the best player to stave off defeat for our team.
汤姆是最好的运动员,能使我队立于不败之地.
But one of Italy's biggest property companies , Risanamento , is fighting to stave off its creditors.
不过,意大利最大的地产公司之一的Risanamento正想尽办法逃避其债主们.
The lost explorers ate birds'eggs to stave off starvation.
为了避免饿死,那些迷路的勘探人员吃鸟蛋充饥.