词组 | staff |
释义 | staff /stɑːf $ stæf/ noun the people who work for an organizationadjectives/nouns + stafffull-time/part-time staff The hotel has more than 50 full-time staff.permanent/temporary staff Much of the work is done by temporary staff.senior/junior staff I have listened to the comments of my senior staff.medical/academic/technical etc staff We would like to thank all the medical staff at Broadgreen Hospital.hospital/library/office etc staff He had responsibility for training library staff.support staff (=office staff, technical staff etc who support the main work of an organization) A school needs good support staff.trained/qualified staff We simply do not have enough trained staff to do the job properly.staff + nounsa staff member also a member of staff BrE If you don’t know where your appointment is, please ask a staff member to help you.a staff meeting On Wednesdays there’s our weekly staff meeting.staff training/development The company has made a massive investment in staff training.the staff room BrE (=a room for teachers in a school) I usually have a coffee in the staff room before school starts.staff morale (=how happy and confident the staff feel) Staff morale has been badly affected by the reorganization.a staff shortage (=when there are not enough workers) The rail service has suffered from severe staff shortages.staff turnover (=how often workers leave an organization and new workers arrive) A high staff turnover suggests problems in the company.a staff discount (=a special low price for goods or services, available to workers) The great thing about working at the shoe store is the staff discount.the staff canteen (=a restaurant at an office, factory etc, where staff can have lunch) She usually has lunch in the staff canteen.verbshave/employ staff The hotel employs over 100 staff.join the staff She has joined the staff of a major newspaper as editor-in-chief.train staff The company spends thousands of pounds a year training its staff.recruit/hire staff also take on staff BrE (=start to employ them) We recruit a lot of our staff straight from college.retain staff (=make them want to stay in an organization) The association seems to have difficulty retaining staff.prepositionsa staff of Our department has a staff of seven.staff at/in sth Staff at the hospital have been told not to speak to journalists.be on the staff BrE be on staff AmE David Taylor is no longer on the staff. |
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