English-Thai Dictionary
staff
ADJ ซึ่ง ว่าจ้าง เป็น พนักงานประจำ sueng-wa-jang-pen-pa-nak-ngan-pra-jam
staff
N คณะ ผู้ทำงาน คนงาน employees workers ka-na-phu-tam-ngan
staff
N เสนาธิการ คณะ เสนาธิการ army afficer sea-na-ti-kan
staff
N เสา ค้ำ ไม้ ค้ำ rod pole stick sao-kam
staff
N เส้น ขวาง 5 เส้น ที่ ใช้ เป็น โน้ตเพลง sen-kwan-5-sen-ti-chai-pen-tua-nod
staff
VT จัดหาค ณะทำงาน employ hire jad-ha-ka-na-tam-ngan
staffer
N พนักงาน employee pa-nak-ngan
staffer
N เจ้าหน้าที่ ในค ณะ หนังสือพิมพ์ employee jao-na-ti-nai-ka-na-ngan-sue-pim
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STAFF
n.plu. [G., a bar, a rod. The primary sense is to thrust, to shoot. See Stab. ] 1. A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds. Bread is the proverbially called the staff of life.
The boy was the very staff of my age.
Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4.
2. A stick or club used as a weapon.
With forks and staves the felon they pursue.
3. A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument; a pole or stick, used for many purposes.
4. The five lines and the spaces on which music is written.
5. An ensign of authority; a badge of office; as a constables staff.
6. The round of a ladder.
7. A pole erected in a ship to hoist and display a flag; called a flag-staff. There is also a jack-staff, and an ensign-staff.
8. In military affairs, an establishment of officers in various departments, attached to an army. The staff includes officers not of the line, as adjutants, quarter-masters, chaplain, surgeon, etc. The staff is the medium of communication from the commander in chief to every department of an army.
9. A stanza; a series of verses so disposed that when it is concluded, the same order begins again.
Cowley found out that no kind of staff is proper for a heroic poem, as being all too lyrical.
1 . Stave and staves, plu. of staff. [See Stave. ]
STAFFISH
a.Stiff; harsh. [Not in use. ]
STAFF-TREE
n.A sort of evergreen privet. It is of the genus Celastrus.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STAFF
Staff, n.; pl. Staves ( or Staffs in senses 1-9, Staffs in senses 1 ,11. Etym: [AS. stæf a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth. stabs element, rudiment, Skr. sthapay to cause to stand, to place. See Stand, and cf. Stab, Stave, n.]
1. A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or pike. And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar to bear it withal. Ex. xxxviii. 7. With forks and staves the felon to pursue. Dryden.
2. A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds. "Hooked staves. " Piers Plowman. The boy was the very staff of my age. Shak. He spoke of it [beer ] in "The Earnest Cry, " and likewise in the "Scotch Drink, " as one of the staffs of life which had been struck from the poor man's hand. Prof. Wilson.
3. A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office; as, a constable's staff. Methought this staff, mine office badge in court, Was broke in twain. Shak. All his officers brake their staves; but at their return new staves were delivered unto them. Hayward.
4. A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.
5. The round of a ladder. [R.] I ascend at one [ladder ] of six hundred and thirty-nine staves. Dr. J. Campbell (E. Brown's Travels ).
6. A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave. Cowley found out that no kind of staff is proper for an heroic poem, as being all too lyrical. Dryden.
7. (Mus. )
Defn: The five lines and the spaces on which music is written; -- formerly called stave.
8. (Mech. )
Defn: An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.
9. (Surg.)
Defn: The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder.
1 . Etym: [From Staff, 3, a badge of office. ] (Mil. )
Defn: An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution. See État Major.
11. Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff of a newspaper. Jacob's staff (Surv.), a single straight rod or staff, pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used, instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass. -- Staff angle (Arch. ), a square rod of wood standing flush with the wall on each of its sides, at the external angles of plastering, to prevent their being damaged. -- The staff of life, bread. "Bread is the staff of life. " Swift. -- Staff tree (Bot. ), any plant of the genus Celastrus, mostly climbing shrubs of the northern hemisphere. The American species (C.scandens ) is commonly called bittersweet. See 2d Bittersweet, 3 (b ). -- To set, or To put, up, or down, one's staff, to take up one's residence; to lodge. [Obs. ]
STAFFIER
STAFFIER Staf "fi *er, n.
Defn: An attendant bearing a staff. [Obs. ] "Staffiers on foot. " Hudibras.
STAFFISH
STAFFISH Staff "ish, a.
Defn: Stiff; harsh. [Obs. ] Ascham.
STAFFMAN
Staff "man, n.; pl. Staffmen (.
Defn: A workman employed in silk throwing.
New American Oxford Dictionary
staff
staff 1 |staf stæf | ▶noun 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] all the people employed by a particular organization: a staff of 600 | hospital staff were not to blame. • the teachers in a school or college: [ as modifier ] : a staff meeting. 2 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] a group of officers assisting an officer in command of an army formation or administration headquarters. • (usu. Staff ) short for staff sergeant. 3 a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing or as a weapon. • a rod or scepter held as a sign of office or authority. • short for flagstaff. • Surveying a rod for measuring distances or heights. 4 ( pl. staves |stāvz | ) (also stave ) Music a set of five parallel lines and the spaces between them, on which notes are written to indicate their pitch. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be staffed ) provide (an organization, business, etc. ) with staff: legal advice centers are staffed by volunteer lawyers | (as adj. staffed ) : all units are fully staffed. PHRASES the staff of life a staple food, esp. bread. ORIGIN Old English stæf ( sense 3 of the noun ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staf and German Stab .
staff
staff 2 |stæf staf | ▶noun a mixture of plaster of Paris, cement, or a similar material, used for temporary building work. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
Staffa
Staf fa |ˈstafə ˈstæfə | a small uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides, west of Mull.
staffage
staf fage |ˈstafij ˈstæfɪʤ | ▶noun accessory items in a painting, esp. figures or animals in a landscape picture. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from German, from staffieren ‘decorate, ’ perhaps from Old French estoffer, from estoffe ‘stuff. ’
staff association
staff as ¦so ¦ci |ation ▶noun an association of employees performing some of the functions of a trade union, such as representing its members in discussions with management.
staff college
staff col |lege ▶noun a college at which military officers are trained for staff duties.
staffer
staff er |ˈstafər ˈstæfər | ▶noun a member of the staff of an organization, esp. of a newspaper.
staff notation
staff no ta tion ▶noun Music notation by means of a stave, esp. as distinct from the tonic sol-fa.
staff nurse
staff nurse ▶noun Brit. an experienced nurse less senior than a sister or charge nurse.
staff officer
staff of fi cer |stæf ˈɔfəsər | ▶noun Military an officer serving on the staff of a military headquarters or government department.
Stafford
Stafford |ˈstafəd | an industrial town in central England, to the south of Stoke-on-Trent, the county town of Staffordshire; pop. 63,700 (est. 2009 ).
Staffordshire bull terrier
Staf ford shire bull ter ri er |ˈstafərdˌSHi (ə )r ˌstæfərdʃɪərˈbʊlˌtɛriər | ▶noun a dog of a small stocky breed of short-haired terrier, with a short, broad head and wide-set forelegs.
staffroom
staff |room |ˈstɑːfruːm, -rʊm | ▶noun chiefly Brit. a common room for teachers in a school or college.
Staffs.
Staffs. ▶abbreviation Staffordshire.
staff sergeant
staff ser geant |stæf ˈsɑrʤənt | ▶noun a noncommissioned officer in the armed forces, in particular: • a noncommissioned officer in the US Army ranking above sergeant and below sergeant first class. • a noncommissioned officer in the US Air Force ranking above sergeant and below technical sergeant. • a noncommissioned officer in the US Marine Corps ranking above sergeant and below gunnery sergeant.
Oxford Dictionary
staff
staff 1 |stɑːf | ▶noun 1 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] all the people employed by a particular organization: a staff of 600 | hospital staff were not to blame. • the teachers in a school or college: [ as modifier ] : a staff meeting. 2 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] a group of officers assisting an officer in command of an army formation or administration headquarters. • (usu. Staff ) short for staff sergeant. 3 a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing or as a weapon. • a rod or sceptre held as a sign of office or authority. • short for flagstaff. • Surveying a rod for measuring distances or heights. • Brit. a spindle in a watch. • Brit. a token in the form of a rod given to a train driver as authority to proceed over a single-track line. 4 Music another term for stave ( sense 2 of the noun ). ▶verb [ with obj. ] provide (an organization, business, etc. ) with staff: legal advice centres are staffed by volunteer lawyers | (as adj. staffed ) : all units are fully staffed. PHRASES the staff of life a staple food, especially bread. ORIGIN Old English stæf (in sense 3 of the noun ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staf and German Stab .
staff
staff 2 |stɑːf | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mixture of plaster of Paris, cement, or a similar material, used for temporary building work. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: of unknown origin.
Staffa
Staffa |ˈstafə | a small uninhabited island of the Inner Hebrides, west of Mull. It is the site of Fingal's Cave and is noted for its basalt columns.
staffage
staffage |stəˈfɑːʒ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] accessory items in a painting, especially figures or animals in a landscape picture. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from German, from staffieren ‘decorate ’, perhaps from Old French estoffer, from estoffe ‘stuff ’.
staff association
staff as ¦so ¦ci |ation ▶noun an association of employees performing some of the functions of a trade union, such as representing its members in discussions with management.
staff college
staff col |lege ▶noun a college at which military officers are trained for staff duties.
staffer
staff ¦er |ˈstɑːfə | ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a member of the staff of an organization, especially of a newspaper.
staff notation
staff no |ta ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Music notation by means of a stave, especially as distinct from the tonic sol-fa.
staff nurse
staff nurse ▶noun Brit. an experienced nurse less senior than a sister or charge nurse.
staff officer
staff of ¦fi |cer ▶noun a military officer serving on the staff of a military headquarters or government department.
Stafford
Stafford |ˈstafəd | an industrial town in central England, to the south of Stoke-on-Trent, the county town of Staffordshire; pop. 63,700 (est. 2009 ).
Staffordshire
Staf ¦ford |shire |ˈstafədʃɪə | a county of central England; county town, Stafford.
Staffordshire bull terrier
Staf ¦ford |shire bull ter |rier |ˈstafədʃə | ▶noun a dog of a small stocky breed of terrier, with a short, broad head and dropped ears.
staffroom
staff |room |ˈstɑːfruːm, -rʊm | ▶noun chiefly Brit. a common room for teachers in a school or college.
Staffs.
Staffs. ▶abbreviation Staffordshire.
staff sergeant
staff ser |geant ▶noun a rank of non-commissioned officer in the army, above sergeant and below warrant officer. • a rank of non-commissioned officer in the US air force, above airman and below technical sergeant.
American Oxford Thesaurus
staff
staff noun 1 there is a reluctance to take on new staff: employees, workers, workforce, personnel, human resources, manpower, labor. 2 he carried a wooden staff: stick, stave, pole, crook. 3 a staff of office: rod, tipstaff, cane, mace, wand, scepter, crozier, verge; Greek Mythology caduceus. ▶verb the center is staffed by teachers: man, people, crew, work, operate, occupy.
Oxford Thesaurus
staff
staff noun 1 there is a reluctance to take on new staff: employees, workers, workforce, personnel, hands, hired hands, labourers, human resources, manpower, labour; office workers, white-collar workers, assistants, secretaries; teachers, lecturers; doctors, nurses; N. Amer. interns; humorous liveware. 2 a tall man with a cowboy hat and a walking staff: stick, walking stick, cane, crook, crutch, prop. 3 the miller's wife strikes her husband over the head with a staff: club, stick, cudgel, bludgeon, life preserver, shillelagh, baseball bat; truncheon, baton; N. Amer. blackjack; Indian lathi, danda; S. African kierie, knobkerrie, sjambok; Brit. informal cosh. 4 a staff of office: rod, tipstaff, mace, wand, sceptre, crozier, verge; Greek Mythology caduceus. ▶verb the departments are staffed by professional civil servants: man, people, crew, work, operate, occupy.
Duden Dictionary
Staffage
Staf fa ge Substantiv, feminin , die |…ˈfaːʒə österreichisch meist …ʃ |die Staffage; Genitiv: der Staffage, Plural: die Staffagen mit französierender Endung zu staffieren 1 [schmückendes ] Beiwerk; Ausstattung, Aufmachung, die dem schöneren Schein dient, etwas vortäuscht die Studiogäste dienten nur als Staffage | alles nur Staffage !2 bildende Kunst (besonders in der Malerei des Barock ) zur Belebung von Landschafts- und Architekturbildern eingefügtes Beiwerk aus Figuren von Menschen oder Tieren
Staffel
Staf fel Substantiv, feminin , die |St a ffel |die Staffel; Genitiv: der Staffel, Plural: die Staffeln mittelhochdeutsch staffel, stapfel = Stufe, Grad, althochdeutsch staffal, staphal = Grundlage, Schritt, ursprünglich wohl = erhöhter Tritt, verwandt mit Stab 1 a Sport (eine Mannschaft bildende ) Gruppe von Sportlern, deren Leistungen in einem Wettkampf gemeinsam gewertet werden die Staffel der Gewichtheber b Sport Gruppe von (meist vier ) Sportlern, die sich auf einer zurückzulegenden Strecke im Wettkampf nacheinander ablösen und gemeinsam gewertet werden die finnische Staffel geht in Führung c Sport Teil einer Spielklasse 2 a Militär (der Kompanie vergleichbare ) Einheit eines Luftwaffengeschwaders eine Staffel Düsenjäger b Militär (bei der Kriegsmarine ) Formation von Schiffen beim Fahren im Verband, bei der die Schiffe nebeneinander den gleichen Kurs steuern 3 Stafette 2 zwei Staffeln Polizei mit Motorrädern eskortierten den Wagen des Präsidenten 4 Fernsehen aus mehreren Folgen 2 bestehende [Produktions ]einheit einer Fernsehserie die erste Staffel hat zwölf Folgen 5 Aufeinanderfolge eine Staffel heftiger Winde 6 süddeutsch [Absatz einer ] Treppe
Staffelanleihe
Staf fel an lei he Substantiv, feminin Wirtschaft , die |St a ffelanleihe |
Staffelbeteiligung
Staf fel be tei li gung Substantiv, feminin Wirtschaft , die |St a ffelbeteiligung |
Staffelei
Staf fe lei Substantiv, feminin , die |Staffel ei |die Staffelei; Genitiv: der Staffelei, Plural: die Staffeleien beim Malen, Zeichnen verwendetes Gestell, auf dem das Bild in Höhe und Neigung verstellt werden kann die Staffelei aufstellen | vor der Staffelei sitzen und malen
staffelförmig
staf fel för mig Adjektiv |st a ffelförmig |
Staffellauf
Staf fel lauf Substantiv, maskulin Leichtathletik, Ski , der |St a ffellauf |Wettkampf, bei dem mehrere Staffeln 1b gegeneinander laufen [wobei in der Leichtathletik der Läufer einer Staffel nach Durchlaufen seiner Strecke dem jeweils nachfolgenden Läufer den Staffelstab übergeben muss ]
Staffelläufer
Staf fel läu fer Substantiv, maskulin Leichtathletik, Ski , der |St a ffelläufer |Läufer einer Staffel 1b
Staffelläuferin
Staf fel läu fe rin Substantiv, feminin , die |St a ffelläuferin |weibliche Form zu Staffelläufer
Staffelmiete
Staf fel mie te Substantiv, feminin , die |St a ffelmiete | Miete , die sich nach Vereinbarung in festen Zeitabständen erhöht
staffeln
staf feln schwaches Verb |st a ffeln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 in einer bestimmten, schräg abgestuften Anordnung aufstellen, aufeinandersetzen, formieren Dosen pyramidenartig, zu Pyramiden staffeln | Fußball die gut, tief, klug gestaffelte Abwehr des Gegners 2 a nach bestimmten Rängen, Stufungen einteilen Preise, Steuern, Gebühren staffeln | nach Dienstjahren gestaffelte Gehälter b sich staffeln nach bestimmten Rängen, Stufungen gegliedert, eingeteilt sein die Telefongebühren staffeln sich nach der Entfernung
Staffelpreis
Staf fel preis Substantiv, maskulin , der |St a ffelpreis |
Staffelrechnung
Staf fel rech nung Substantiv, feminin , die |St a ffelrechnung |
Staffelspanne
Staf fel span ne Substantiv, feminin Wirtschaft , die |St a ffelspanne |
Staffelstab
Staf fel stab Substantiv, maskulin Leichtathletik , der |St a ffelstab |Stab aus Holz oder Metall, den beim Staffellauf ein Läufer dem nachfolgenden übergeben muss Kurzform: Stab 1c
Staffelung
Staf fe lung Substantiv, feminin , die Stafflung |St a ffelung |die Staffelung; Genitiv: der Staffelung, Plural: die Staffelungen 1 das Staffeln 2 das Gestaffeltsein
staffelweise
staf fel wei se Adverb |st a ffelweise |
Staffelwettbewerb
Staf fel wett be werb Substantiv, maskulin Sport , der |St a ffelwettbewerb |Wettkampf, bei dem Staffeln 1b gegeneinander antreten
staffieren
staf fie ren schwaches Verb |staff ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelniederdeutsch staffēren < mittelniederländisch stoffēren < altfranzösisch estoffer, Stoff 1 selten ausstaffieren 2 österreichisch, sonst veraltend schmücken, verzieren 3 Schneiderei Stoff auf einen anderen nähen z. B. Futter in einen Mantel nähen
Staffierer
Staf fie rer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Staff ie rer |
Staffiererin
Staf fie re rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Staff ie rerin |
Staffierung
Staf fie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Staff ie rung |das Staffieren; das Staffiertwerden
Stafflung
Staff lung Substantiv, feminin , die Staffelung |St a fflung |1 das Staffeln 2 das Gestaffeltsein
French Dictionary
staff
staff n. m. nom masculin Plâtre moulé. : Un buste d ’éphèbe en staff. FORMES FAUTIVES staff. Anglicisme au sens de personnel. staff. Anglicisme au sens de conseil, fonctionnel, par opposition à hiérarchique.
Spanish Dictionary
staff
staff nombre masculino Conjunto de personas que forman un cuerpo o equipo de estudio, información o asesoramiento en una empresa u organización :staff técnico; la dirección y el staff de la revista están en el cuarto piso .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘estaf ’.El plural es staffs .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
staff
staff /stæf |stɑːf /〖原義は 「杖 (つえ ), 棒 」〗名詞 複 ~s /-s /; 2 , 3 , 4 ではstaves /steɪvz /とも C 1 〖集合的に; ⦅主に英 ⦆では単複両扱い 〗職員 , 従業員 , 社員 , スタッフ ; ⦅米 ⦆(教員に対して )学校職員 ; 〘軍 〙参謀, 幕僚 ▸ The staff here is [⦅主に英 ⦆are ] well-trained .ここのスタッフはよく教育されている ▸ Our department has a staff of ten [⦅主に英 ⦆ten staff , ╳ten staffs ].我々の部門には10名の社員がいる ▸ He is on staff ⦅主に米 ⦆ [on the staff ⦅主に英 ⦆, ╳a staff ] of this hospital. ≒ … a staff member ⦅主に米 ⦆ [a member of staff ⦅主に英 ⦆] …彼はこの病院のスタッフです ▸ join the staff of the United Nations 国連職員になる ▸ the medical [sales, teaching ] staff 医療スタッフ [販売員, ⦅英 ⦆教員 ]▸ a large [small ] staff 大 [少 ]人数の職員 ▸ a full-time [part-time ] staff 常勤 [非常勤 ]職員 ▸ Both of the teams have excellent coaching staffs .それらのチームは共に優秀なコーチ陣を有している (!集合が複数ある場合には ~sとなる ) ▸ a staff meeting (学校の )職員会議 2 ⦅古 ⦆a. (歩行用 武器としての )杖, 棒 .b. 職杖 (しよくじよう ) 〘官職者が儀式で使う杖; 権威の象徴 〙.3 旗ざお (flagpole )▸ at half staff 半旗にして 4 ⦅主に米 ⦆〘楽 〙五線 (譜表 )(⦅英 ⦆stave ).5 支えになるもの [人 ]▸ the staff of life ⦅文 ⦆命の糧 ; 主食 〘特にパンをさす 〙6 標尺 .動詞 ~s /-s /; ~ed /-t /; ~ing 他動詞 1 〖通例 be ~ed 〗〈職場 会社などが 〉 «…の » 職員 [スタッフ ]を配置されている «by , with » ; …のスタッフを務める ▸ This center is staffed largely by volunteers .このセンターのスタッフの多くはボランティアです 2 〖~ed; 副詞 と複合語を作って形容詞的に 〗職員 [スタッフ ]の数が …な ▸ well- staffed 職員の数が十分な ~́ n ù rse ⦅英 ⦆看護 (師 )次長 〘sister (看護 (師 )長 )の下位 〙.~́ ò fficer 〘軍 〙参謀将校, 幕僚 .~́ s è rgeant 〘米陸軍 海兵隊 〙二等軍曹 ; 〘米空軍 〙三等軍曹 ; 〘英陸軍 〙曹長 .
staffer
st á ff er 名詞 C ⦅主に米 ⦆〖通例 名詞 の後で 〗(特に行政機関や報道機関の )職員, 局員 .
staffing
st á ff ing 名詞 U 職員 (数 ).
staffroom
st á ff r ò om 名詞 C ⦅主に英 ⦆(学校の )職員室 .