Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #423
staff
员工；职员；人员
核心释义
the people who assist a leader or superior in carrying out a task; employees
- 1.
协助上级执行任务的员工
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
- 2.
有特定用途的坚硬的棒或棍
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
- 3.
学校的全体教师和行政人员
the body of teachers and administrators at a school
教职员工；全体教职工；棍；棒；杖；协助上级执行任务的员工；有特定用途的坚硬的棒或棍；学校的全体教师和行政人员
用法In use
The hotel staff helped us find our room.
用法提示：staff 在此处是集合名词，指酒店全体员工。
Our company is hiring more staff for the new office.
用法提示：staff 作不可数集合名词，表示工作人员总称。
All staff must attend the safety meeting on Friday.
用法提示：staff 为集合名词，指全体职员，强调所有人。
the hospital has an excellent nursing staff
the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions
he walked with the help of a wooden staff
the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- staff member
- 员工；职员
- She is a staff member of the company.她是公司的一名员工。
- staff meeting
- 员工会议
- We have a staff meeting every Monday.我们每周一开员工会议。
- staff training
- 员工培训
- The company offers regular staff training.公司提供定期的员工培训。
- support staff
- 辅助人员；后勤人员
- The hospital has a team of support staff.医院有一支后勤人员团队。
- medical staff
- 医务人员
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Staff（员工）像一根棍子（staff）团结支撑公司。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常指工作单位的全体员工，多用于职场或机构等正式场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
集合名词，动词语法数可单可复；泛指全体时不用复数形式，但可以说 'staff members' 表示个体成员。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with staff (stressed vowel /æ/ and final /f/): half, calf, laugh, chaff. Be careful of lookalikes 'stiff' (/stɪf/) and 'stuff' (/stʌf/) which sound different.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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