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

• The Malthusian crash was staved off in the 19th century by bringing more land under the plough-in North America, Argentina and Australia especially.
  19世纪的北美洲，人们通过开垦更多的土地避免了马尔萨斯危机的到来。
• Privco also claimed that the round was "emergency" round of funding that staved off imminent bankruptcy.
  PrivCo还称，这是一轮“紧急”融资目的是让LivingSocial避免立即破产的命运。
• 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 accident staved in several ribs of him.
  这起事故压断了他几根肋骨。
• Credit markets have been swift to pass judgment and people there believe that emergency government actions around the world have staved off financial Armageddon.
  信贷市场迅速作出判断，参与者们认为，各国政府采取的紧急行动已成功阻止“金融末日”的来临。
• 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。
• The side of the boat had been staved in.
  那艘船的侧面已被凿穿了。
• 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 jet lag's really hit me this time. I staved off jet lag with a bath and an early night.
  这次飞行时差反应真厉害。我洗了个澡又提前睡下，免除飞行时差的反应。
• The lost camper staved off death from hunger by eating birds eggs.
  迷途的露营者食鸟蛋以免饿死。