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

• Thus far, investors in Muni bonds have seemed relatively relaxed about the pension risks, since they assumed that any crunch would be staved off for several years; but if regulatory scrutiny rises, that may be complacent.
  目前为止，市政债券的投资者对于退休金风险似乎仍相对放心，因为在他们看来，近几年之内不会发生任何危险；但如果监管部门加大检查力度，这或许将成为一种自满。
• The side of the boat had been staved in.
  那艘船的侧面已被凿穿了。
• The accident staved in several ribs of him.
  这起事故压断了他几根肋骨。
• 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。
• It is now considered a cure if a cancer in a middle-aged or older person is staved off for a decade or so.
  现在正是我们来考虑中老年人中一种癌症能否被阻挡10年左右的疗法。
• 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。
• The frail Chen staved off hunger by drinking water.
  身形瘦弱的她有时只能喝水止饥。
• 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；
• The side of the car was staved in from the accident.
  在事故中汽车的侧面被撞得凹了进去。
• 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。