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| 1 | singular/U the people who work for a particular company , organization , or institutioncan be followed by a singular or plural verb 员工，全体职员，全体工作人员（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） |
| It is a small hospital with a staff of just over a hundred. 这是一家小医院，只有一百多名员工。 |
| The staff are not happy about the new arrangement. 员工们不喜欢新的安排。 |
| full-time/part-time staff The embassy employs around fifty full-time staff. 大使馆雇用了大约50名专职人员。 |
| join the staff She joined the staff in 1976. 她在1976年成为员工。 |
| a member of staff Peter became a very valued member of staff. 彼得成了一名非常受重视的员工。 |
| | 1a | the ordinary workers, not the managerscan be followed by a singular or plural verb 普通职员（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） | | We need better communication between management and staff. 我们需要管理人员和普通职员之间进行更好的沟通。 | |
| | 1b | the people who do paid work in a place , rather than the other people therecan be followed by a singular or plural verb 雇员（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） | | Staff and residents enjoyed the show. 雇员和居民都很喜欢这个演出。 | | recreational facilities for students and staff 学生和工作人员的娱乐设施 | |
| | 1c | the people within an organization who do a particular type of workcan be followed by a singular or plural verb 护理/教学/医务等人员（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） | |
| | 1d | relating to the staff 员工的；全体工作人员的 | | a staff restaurant/canteen 员工餐馆/食堂 | | a staff shortage They blame staff shortages for the delay. 他们把延误归咎于人员不足。 | |
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| 2 | C a stick that some officials carry on formal occasions 权杖；官杖 |
| a staff of office 官杖 |
| | 2a | a long stick used for making walking easier, used mainly in the past （主要用于旧时的）拐杖 | |
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| 3 | C the set of lines on which music is written 五线谱 |
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