| 单词 | staff |
| 释义 | staff staff /; AmE / noun, verb
■ noun [C with sing./pl. verb; usually sing.]
SUPPORT STAFF
all the people who work for a company or an organization: We have a staff of 25. We have 25 people on the staff. She joined the staff in 2003. Five staff members were sent to London to set up the office. Our development staff are working on a new project. We want better communication between managers and staff. companies with small technical staffs They raised salaries in an effort to reduce staff turnover. The company needs to raise staff morale (= the level of employees' happiness and enthusiasm) following the closure of the plant. ⇨ WORKFORCE
❖ full-time/part-time/permanent/temporary staff ◆ administrative/office/sales/technical staff ◆ to appoint/employ/hire/recruit/take on staff ◆ to cut/dismiss/fire/lay off staff ◆ staff development/meetings/training staff cuts/shortages/turnover the staff canteen/dining room/restaurant
GRAMMAR
Staff
In BrEstaff can be singular or plural: • (singular) a staff of ten (= a group of ten people) • (plural) I have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb, this verb is plural: The staff in this shop are very helpful.
In AmEstaff can only be singular: a staff of ten (but not ten staff) The staff in this store is very helpful.
The plural form staffs is less frequent but is used in both BrE and AmE to refer to more than one group of people: Companies have increased their sales staffs.
■ verb [+ obj] (usually be staffed)
to work in a company; to provide people to work in a company: The design department is staffed by recent graduates. We are fully staffed at the moment. ⇨ OVERSTAFFED, SHORT-STAFFED, UNDERSTAFFED
staffing noun [U]: staffing levels |
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