1
- treated as sing. or pl. all the people employed by a particular organization（特定机构雇用的）全体职员, 全体雇员：
a staff of 600
600名员工
hospital staff were not to blame.
医护人员没有责任。
1.1
- the teachers in a school or college（中小学或大学的）全体教员：
as modifier a staff meeting.教工会议。
2
- treated as sing. or pl. a group of officers assisting an officer in command of an army formation or administration headquarters工作班子; （军队的）全体参谋人员。
2.1
- （一般作Staff）short for STAFF SERGEANT.STAFF SERGEANT的简称。
3
- a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing or as a weapon拐杖; （可作武器的）棍棒。
3.1
- a rod or sceptre held as a sign of office or authority权杖; 笏。
3.3
- Surveying a rod for measuring distances or heights【测绘】标杆, 标尺。
3.4
- Brit. a spindle in a watch〈英〉（钟表的）小轴杆。
3.5
- Brit. a token in the form of a rod given to a train driver as authority to proceed over a single-track line〈英〉（铁路的）路签。
with obj.(一般作be staffed)
- provide (an organization, business, etc. ) with staff为（组织, 企业等）提供职员：
legal advice centres are staffed by volunteer lawyers
法律咨询中心的职员是由律师义务担当的
as adj., with submodifier (staffed) all units are fully staffed.所有的部门都满员了。
短语
the staff of life
- a staple food, especially bread主食（尤指面包）。
词源
Old English staf (in sense 3), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staf and German Stab.