Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #423
staff (noun)
员工；职员；人员
the people who assist a leader or superior in carrying out a task; employees
- 1.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
协助上级执行任务的员工
- 2.
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
有特定用途的坚硬的棒或棍
- 3.
the body of teachers and administrators at a school
学校的全体教师和行政人员
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
In use
The hotel staff helped us find our room.
Our company is hiring more staff for the new office.
All staff must attend the safety meeting on Friday.
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
staff + verb (singular/plural)
Staff 作为集合名词，可视为单数或复数。
Connections
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
- The medical staff worked tirelessly.医务人员不知疲倦地工作。
- teaching staff
- 教学人员
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Staff（员工）像一根棍子（staff）团结支撑公司。
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。
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。
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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