职于世界自然基金会的律师一see also GROUND STAFF 2 [sing.] (NAm£) the
people who work at a school, college or university, but who do not teach
students (大、中、小学的）管理人员，行政人员：•studems, /acu/ty_ and
stajf 学生和教职员工 3 [C十sing./pl. k] a group of senior army officers who
help a commanding officer (军队的）全杯参谋人员：a qpcer参谋一see also CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL STAFF 4 [C] (〇ld-fashi〇n€d 〇r format) a long stick used as a support when
walking or climbing, as a weapon, or as a symbol of authority 拐 杖；棍棒；权杖 5
[C] (wws/c 音)(espec/V2"y = stave
n.(2) I0SI the .staff of
'life {literary) a basic food, espe-
cially bread 主食；面包’
m verb [VN] [usually
passive] to work in an institution, a company, etc.; to provide people to work
there 在…土
作；任职于；夫…配备职员：The advice centre is staffed entfrdy by volunteers•在咨询中心工作的全部是志愿#。
0 The charity provided money to staff and
equip two hosPftak.这个慈善机构提供资金装备了两家医院并配备
了人员。◊ a扣Hy stajfed department人员配备齐全的部
门一see also overstaffed,
short-staffed, under- staffed ► staffing now/? [U]: sta所ng ZeveZs 乂 员配备
情况
GRA圆AR POINT语法说明 staff
In staff (sense 1) can be singular 在英国英语中，
staff
(第 1
义）可_单数：a stfl方fen a group of ten
people)职工+人or plural.亦可作叙数：
/
htive ter? vvo/^/ng/or 我手下有十名职_员。
If
it is the subject of a verb, this verb is plural,
如果作动词的主语，动词用复数：sto# /n叻/s are 这家店的员土非常乐意帮忙。
鼸 In
AMmf staff (senses 1 and 2) can only be
singular.
在北美英语中，staff (第1及第2义）只能作单数： a staff often (but not ten staff)职 X
十人（但不能用
ten
staff ) o The staff in this store is very helpful,
家店的员工非常乐意帮忙。
■
The
plural form staffs is less frequent but is used in both BrE and NAmE
to refer to more than one group of people.复数形式’staffs较少用，但在英国英语和
北美英语中均指两批或以上的职员：〖心stator am/ /?/ssffl#(s/ng«/flr)参议员及他的工作人员（单数）◊ senators ant/汰e/r伽你(p/wra/)参议M及他们各自的
工作人员（复数）
staff-er /'sta:fa(r); NAmE
'staef-/ noun [NAmB) a member of staff in a big organization (大机构）职员
'staff
nurse noun (in
(英国）医院护士
'staff officer noun a military officer
who helps an officer of very high rank or who works at a military headquarters or a government department
参谋
staffroom
/'sta:fru:m;
-rum; NAmE 'staef-/ noun (6r£) a room in a school where teachers
can go when they are not teaching教师室；教贵室
'staff sergeant noun a member of the army
or the
士;（美 _
丨空军中士： Sta#
Sergeant Bob Woods 陆军
上士鲍勃•伍兹
stag /staeg/ noun a
male deer — compare buck n. (2), doe, hart go 'stag {NAmE, old-fashioned,
a man 男手）to go to a party
without a partner木带女伴参加聚i
'stag beetle noun a large insect with a
mouth that has parts like the horns of an animal 锹申；鹿角甲虫 Stage /steid3/ noun, verb mnoun
►
PERIOD/STATE 时期;状态 1
[C] a period or state that sth/sb passes through while developing or making
progress (发展或进展的）时期，阶段，状态：This techno〖ogy_is stiH in its
ear/lystages.这项技术还处于其 早期开.发状态。◊. The chi Wren
are at di)5ferent stages oj devdopmem：•这些孩子处于不同的成长阶段。◊:The product is at the design stage.产:品处■'于设计阶段。.◊
1957 stagehand
Peopte
tend to worfc hard at this stage o/Zi/e.人在这个人 生疮段往往发奋努力。◊ At one stage it Zoofced as though they u/〇uW win.有一段时间，他们好像大有获胜的希望。
〇 Don't
worry about the baby not wanting to leave you— it’s a stage they go
t/irough.宝宝不肯离开你别担心，他
们总要经过这个阶段。
►
PART OF PROCESS If 2 [C] a separate part
that a process, etc. is divided into 段；步；步骤 H771 phase： We did the /irst stage
〇/ the trip by train.旅行的第.一段 我们乘的是火警。◊ rAe poh’ce are budding up a picture 〇/ the incident stage
by stage.警方正逐步摸清那次事件
的经.过。◊ iVw pay increase vviH be introduced in stages {= not all at
once).工资的提高将分步进行。◊ IVe can tafce
the argument one sta^e_/lzrt?ier.我:们可以把辩论更
深入一步^
►
THEATRE 丨刟场 3 [C] a raised area, usually in a theatre,
etc. where actors, dancers, etc. perform (多指■剧场中
的）舞台：The audi’ence
threw/lowers onto fhe stage.观 焱把_花抛向舞台。◊ There were
more than 50peopZe onstage in one scene•有一场戏中舞台上的人有50多个。
◊
I7iey
marched oJ5T stage to the sound 〇/ trumpets•在号 角声41，他们阔J■退下舞台。_ see also BACKSTAGE, offstage, onstage 4 (often the stage) [sing.] the theatre and the
world of acting as a form of entertain- ment戏剧；戏剧表演；戏剧界：Ms parents didn’t want him to go
on the stage (= to be an actor).他父母不想it 他当演员。◊ She was a
popular star 〇/ stage and screen (=theatre and cinema/movies)•她是观众喜爱的舞台银
幕两栖明星。
►
IN POLITICS 政界 5 [sing.] an area of activity where important things
happen, especially in politics (政治
等活动的）领域；（政治）舞台：She was/orced to the centre 〇/ the polfticai stage.她被推到了政治舞台的中
心、。◊
►
CARRIAGE "j ■) 6 [C] {old-fashioned,
informal) = stagecoach
—see
also landing stage ffSTOI set the stage
for sth to
make it possible for sth to happen; to make sth likely to happen丨吏某事成为可能；为某秦铺平了道路
■
verb [VN] 1 to
organize and present a play or an event for people to see 上演；傘办；举■行：to stage. a ceremony/an eve/ii/an exhibition 举行仪式活动/ 展览 0 The
local theatre group is staging a production of ‘ffamZet’•当地剧团在上演《哈姆雷特》。◊
stage-coach /'steid3k0〇tj;
NAmE -koutj/ noun a large carriage pulled by horses, that was used in the past to carry
passengers, and often mail, along a regular route (旧时的）驿站马车，.丨公共马车 ，
stage-craft /'steid3kra:ft; NAmE -kraeft/ noun [U] skill in presenting plays in a
theatre舞台表演技巧；剧场表演
艺术
'stage direction noun a note in the text of a play
telling actors when to come on to or leave the stage, what actions to perform,
etc.舞台指示（.剧本中关于演
员上下场、表演动作等的说明）
.stage 'door noun the entrance at the back of a
theatre used by actors, staff，etc.剧场后f.i <供演职人员进出）
'stage
fright noun [u] nervous feelings felt by
performers before they appear in front of an audience 怯场（演员出场前的紧张不安）
stage-hand
/'steid3haend/
noun a person whose job is to help
move scenery, etc. in a theatre,
to prepare the stage for the next play or the next part of a play 舞台工 作人员（负责移动布景、准备道具等）