Staff

(noun.) a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; 'he walked with the help of a wooden staff'.

(noun.) (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written.

(noun.) a rod carried as a symbol.

(noun.) the body of teachers and administrators at a school; 'the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university'.

(noun.) personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; 'the hospital has an excellent nursing staff'; 'the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions'.

(noun.) building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration.

(verb.) provide with staff; 'This position is not always staffed'.

(verb.) serve on the staff of; 'The two men staff the reception desk'.

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• Aristotle stooped much, and made use of a staff. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The whole staff of instructors, male and female, he set aside, and stood on the examiner's estrade alone. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• I thanked him, and at his direction joined the members of his staff. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• We were interrupted by an attendant, who announced, that the staff of Raymond was assembled in the council-chamber. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The quarters were small, the staff was composed of two men, and the entire work was confined to making photographs of the cars and parts for advertising literature. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The other is the General Staff. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• This of staffs and divisions is a mystery to me. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• There were bodies of constables with blue staves, twenty committee-men with blue scarfs, and a mob of voters with blue cockades. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

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