stave something ↔ in phrasal verbphr v (past tensepst and past participlepp staved or stove /stəʊv $ stoʊv/) BREAKto break something inwards 〔从外向里〕打破，砸破 The ship’s side was stove in when it went onto the rocks. 船触礁，船舷被撞破。
stave in• This was originally a stave church.• We landed hard and the wood beneath our feet just flew apart, shattering into staves.• His acolytes wore head-dresses of these feathers and carried gold staves and shields in temple processions.
→ stave something ↔ in at stave2(1)