staff 1 S2 W2 / stɑf $ stæf / 名词

1 workers [ C, also 复数形式 British English ] the people who work for an organization

staff of 10/50 etc

Our department has a staff of seven.

The entire staff has done an outstanding job this year.

They employ a total of 150 staff.

The staff were very helpful.

medical/academic/library etc staff

a strike by ambulance staff

one of our longest-serving staff members

member of staff British English :

I’d like to welcome a new member of staff.

on the staff (of something)

We were both on the staff of the British Film Institute at the time.

on staff American English :

Joan is the only lawyer we have on staff.

a staff meeting

staff room British English (= a room for teachers in a school )

Grammar

In British English, staff is often used as a 复数形式 名词 and followed by a 复数形式 动词 :

We need to recruit more staff.

All the teaching staff were women.

In American English, staff is not often used in this way, and is never followed by a 复数形式 动词 .

► You never refer to a person as ‘a staff’. Say a staff member , a member of staff (BrE), or an employee .

2 stick [可数名词] ( 复数形式 staves / steɪvz / )

a) old use a long thick stick to help you walk

b) a long thick stick that an official holds in some ceremonies

3 music [可数名词] especially American English the set of five lines that music is written on 同义词 stave

4 the staff of life literary bread

→ general staff , ground staff

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + staff

full-time/part-time staff The school has over 100 full-time staff.

permanent/temporary staff Much of the work is done by temporary staff.

senior/junior staff I have taken on board the comments of my senior staff.

medical/academic/technical etc staff We would like to thank all the medical staff at Broadgreen Hospital.

hospital/library/office etc staff He had responsibility for training library staff.

support staff (= office staff, technical staff etc ) A school needs good support staff.

trained/qualified staff Recruitment of trained staff was a continuing problem.

staff + NOUN

a staff member ( also a member of staff British English ) At least one staff member should always be present.

a staff meeting On Wednesdays there’s our weekly staff meeting.

staff training The company has made a massive investment in staff training.

the staff room British English (= a room for teachers in a school ) I usually have a coffee in the staff room before school starts.

staff morale (= how happy and confident the staff somewhere feel ) Staff morale has been badly affected by the reorganisation.

动词

have staff ( also employ staff formal ) The hotel has 145 staff.

join the staff Kelly Jones has joined the staff as a medical secretary.

短语

be on the staff British English , be on staff AmE: He is no longer on the staff.