stave

名词 stave:

1. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
   同义词：staff
2. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
   同义词：lag
3. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
   同义词：rung, round

动词 stave:

1. furnish with staves
2. burst or force (a hole) into something
   同义词：stave in

1. The lost explorers ate birds' eggs to stave off starvation.
   为了避免饿死，那些迷路的勘探人员吃鸟蛋充饥。
2. He made a barrel with staves by himself.
   他自己用桶板做了一只桶。