staff /stɑ:f/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
• (n.) a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
• (n.) the body of teachers and administrators at a school

Chinese translation

• n. 全体人员, 工作班子, 棍棒, 杆, 拐杖, 支柱, 权杖
• a. 职员的, 雇员的, 参谋的
• vt. 为...配备人员

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/stɑ:f/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.08 · Common

Word forms

staffed, staffing, staffs

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