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。