staved

英 [steɪvd]

美 [steɪvd]

v.  延缓;压扁;在…上打洞; 破碎;穿孔
stave的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指用作武器的)棍，棒，杖
  Astaveis a strong stick, especially one that is used as a weapon.
  1. 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。
• 五线谱
  Astaveis the five lines that music is written on.

in AM, use 美国英语用 staff

双语例句

• The frail Chen staved off hunger by drinking water.
  身形瘦弱的她有时只能喝水止饥。
• A generous review of the story is that Mr Obama staved off default while positioning himself in the coveted centre of politics from where elections are won.
  整个事件可大致总结为奥巴马先生消除了违约问题，同时还让自己从选举获胜的地方出来进入了人人虎视眈眈的政治中心。
• The state-backed recapitalisation of banks on both sides of the Atlantic has staved off a systemic collapse of confidence.
  大西洋两岸的银行在政府支持下重新调整资本结构，避免了系统性的信心崩溃。
• Famine also was staved off for some time.
  饥荒也曾经被驱除。
• The car was staved in at both ends during the accident.
  在这起事故中小车的首尾都给撞坏了。
• For four years medical science staved off any general epidemic;
  4年来，医学击退了任何普通的流行病；
• Privco also claimed that the round was "emergency" round of funding that staved off imminent bankruptcy.
  PrivCo还称，这是一轮“紧急”融资目的是让LivingSocial避免立即破产的命运。
• The jet lag's really hit me this time. I staved off jet lag with a bath and an early night.
  这次飞行时差反应真厉害。我洗了个澡又提前睡下，免除飞行时差的反应。
• The lost camper staved off death from hunger by eating birds eggs.
  迷途的露营者食鸟蛋以免饿死。
• People staved on the top floor of the inn, while tea and rice were sold on the ground floor.
  这店楼上住人，楼下卖茶带饭。