/stɑ:f; US stæf ||; stæf/noun[C] [usu.sing] [U] 1 the group of people who work for a particular organization 全体职员；全体员工: hotel/library/medical staff 旅馆职员；图书馆职员；医务人员Two members of staff will accompany the students on the school trip. 两名教员将陪同学生参与学校旅行。The hotel has over 200 people on its staff. 这家酒店有逾200名员工。full-time/part-time staff 全职╱兼职员工a staffroom(= in a school) （学校的）教员室 Staff is usually used in the singular but with a plural verb The staff all speak good English. staff通常作单数，但与复数动词连用：The staff all speak good English.职员都说得一口流利英语。
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staff verb [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态)
The office is staffed 24 hours a day. 这办公室昼夜都有人办公。