1 the group of people who work for a particular organization 全体职员;全体员工:
hotel/library/medical staff旅馆职员;图书馆职员;医务人员Two members of staff will accompany the students on the school trip.两名教员将陪同学生参与学校旅行。The hotel has over 200 people on its staff.这家酒店有逾200名员工。full-time/part-time staff全职╱兼职员工a staffroom(= in a school)(学校的)教员室 Staff is usually used in the singular but with a plural verb The staff all speak good English.staff通常作单数,但与复数动词连用:The staff all speak good English.职员都说得一口流利英语。
2 (US 美) =STAVE¹(2)
staffverb [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态)
The office is staffed 24 hours a day.这办公室昼夜都有人办公。
staff1/stæf; stɑːf/n [singular 单数, U also + plural verbBrE 英国英语亦用复数动词] the group of people who work for an organization 全体职员﹐全体员工: Lisa's the only female member of staff . 莉萨是唯一的女员工。The staff were (=each member was) very helpful. 这些员工很热心帮忙。medical/academic/library etc staff a strike by hospital staff 医院人员的罢工see box at见 WORK1 方框
staff2v [T] to provide the workers for an organization 为…配备职员: a hospital staffed by experienced nurses 一家有经验丰富的护士的医院