stave
n. 狹板; 梯級; 詩句; 五線譜表
v. 延緩;壓扁;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.
很多人用棍棒和鐵器將自己武裝起來。
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; 趕走
In order to recycle the useful material often needs stave processing and separation processing.
為了回收有用物質,常需加以破碎處理和分選處理.
He is utterly ignorant of staff [ stave ] .
他對 五線譜 一竅不通.
Tom is the best player to stave off defeat for our team.
湯姆是最好的運動員,能使我隊立於不敗之地.
But one of Italy's biggest property companies , Risanamento , is fighting to stave off its creditors.
不過,義大利最大的地產公司之一的Risanamento正想盡辦法逃避其債主們.
The lost explorers ate birds'eggs to stave off starvation.
為了避免餓死,那些迷路的勘探人員吃鳥蛋充飢.