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staff

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Related topics: Daily life, Government, Music
staff1 /stɑːf $ stæf/ ●●● S2 W2 noun
1  workers 工作人員 [countableC, uncountableU]WORKER the people who work for an organization 全體職員，員工
staff of 10/50 etc
Our department has a staff of seven.
我們部門有 7 名員工。
The entire staff has done an outstanding job this year.
今年全體員工工作都非常出色。
They employ a total of 150 staff.
他們一共僱用 150 名員工。
The staff were very helpful.
員工非常配合。
medical/academic/library etc staff
a strike by ambulance staff
救護人員的罷工
one of our longest-serving staff members
我們中服務年資最長的員工之一
member of staff British EnglishBrE
I’d like to welcome a new member of staff.
我想要歡迎一名新的員工加入。
on the staff (of something)
We were both on the staff of the British Film Institute at the time.
那時候，我們兩個都是英國電影協會的員工。
on staff American EnglishAmE
Joan is the only lawyer we have on staff.
瓊是我們僱員中唯一的律師。
a staff meeting
員工會議
staff room British EnglishBrE (=a room for teachers in a school) 教師辦公室，教員室
5 GRAMMAR 語法
In British English, staff is often used as a plural noun and followed by a plural verb. 在英國英語中, staff 常用作複數名詞,後跟複數動詞
We need to recruit more staff.
我們需要招募更多員工。
In American English, staff is not often used in this way, and is never followed by a plural verb. 在美國英語中, staff 通常不這樣使用,也不可跟複數動詞。
All the teaching staff were women.
所有教員都是女性。
► You never refer to a person as a staff. Say a staff member, a member of staff (BrE), or an employee. 絕不可以說 a staff. 要說 a staff member, a member of staff (【英】), 或 an employee.
n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
In British English, staff is usually followed by a plural verb:
The staff are against the idea
.
In American English, staff is usually followed by a singular verb:
The museum’s staff is composed of volunteers.
You say a staff member (or a member of staff in British English) or an employee, when talking about one person on the staff. ✗Don’t use a staff to refer to one person.
When talking about different groups of people, the plural form staffs is sometimes used, but it is much less common than staff:
head teachers and their staffs
2  stick 棍,棒 [countableC] (plural staves /steɪvz/)
a) old useD a long thick stick to help you walk 手杖，拐杖
b) PGa long thick stick that an official holds in some ceremonies 權杖
3. music 音樂 [countableC]APM especially American EnglishAmE the set of five lines that music is written on 五線譜 SYN stave
4. the staff of life literaryFOOD bread 面包，生命之杖
Examples from the Corpus
the staff of life• Bread is the staff of life.• They form the staff of the staff of life; other ingredients are embellishments, points of interest, but not essential.• Discipline was the staff of life.
→ general staff, ground staff
n 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 EnglishBrE)
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 EnglishBrE (=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.
verbs
have staff (also employ staff formal)
The hotel has 145 staff.
join the staff
Kelly Jones has joined the staff as a medical secretary.
phrases
be on the staff British EnglishBrE, be on staff American EnglishAmE:
He is no longer on the staff.
Examples from the Corpus
staff• Our department has a staff of 7.• It's cost more than a million pounds, but staff and children say it's worth every penny.• But his remarks about some of the traditional chippy staff have enraged workers in the region.• Finally, consensus participation attempts to involve all user department staff throughout the design and development of the system.• The inspiration she gave to her staff and her friends continues now that she is gone.• Our library staff will be happy to help if you are unable to find the book you want.• It was not long before I experienced my first crisis as her chief of staff.• The Commission has a permanent staff of 24 and, in addition, employs eight seasonal staff during the summer and autumn periods.• In 1998, she joined the President's personal staff in the White House.• Both the Dodgers and the Reds have strong pitching staffs.• Ford is looking for part-time sales staff.• I don't think any of the staff believed I already knew.• The staff were clearly worried about rumours of job losses.
staff2 verb [transitiveT]
WORKERto be or provide the workers for an organization 在…工作；爲…配備職員 → overstaffed, understaffed
The centre is staffed mainly by volunteers.
在該中心工作的主要是志願者。
n Grammar
Staff is usually passive.
—staffing noun [uncountableU]
staffing levels
人員配備情況
Examples from the Corpus
staff• An electronic intelligence-gathering station, staffed by former Soviet personnel, would remain.• The clinic is staffed by retired doctors.• Deliberately staffed with deadwood, the dynamite group was no threat to his own Great Group.
From Longman Business Dictionary
staffstaff1 /stɑːfstæf/ noun (plural staff)HUMAN RESOURCES
[countableC] the people who work for an organization or business
We now employ a staff of 25.
Every member of staff has strengths and weaknesses.
It’s good to have you on the staff.
The company’s accounting staff are preparing a financial budget.
Most office staff want to project a smart, professional image for their companies.
In British English, staff can be either singular or plural
The staff has done an outstanding job this year.
The staff were very helpful.
In American English, staff is not used as frequently as in British English, and it is never followed by a plural verb
Our New York staff has a crucial role to play in the next 12 months.
Never refer to a person as 'a staff'. Say a member of staff or employee
A few members of staff have refused to sign the new contract.
Many of our employees work from home.
→ clerical staff → counter staff → field staff → junior staff → senior staff → support staff
staffstaff2 verb [transitiveT]HUMAN RESOURCES
to provide the workers for an organization
We have an office and a warehouse staffed by 16 employees.
—staffing noun [uncountableU]
The company expects to reduce staffing by about 8% next year.
Staffing costs rose 12%.
Origin staff1
Old English stæf “stick”

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