名词 stave:

1. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

2. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

3. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

动词 stave:

1. furnish with staves

2. burst or force (a hole) into something

staven.桶板；窄板；诗句；诗节；五线谱表v.敲破；穿孔；挡开；避开；快步走动stave pipe木板条水管,木质水管stave cell衬里细胞stave flume板条渡槽Stavenhagenn.罗伊特施塔特-施塔文哈根(在德国；东经 12º55' 北纬 53º42')stave craft破碎工艺stave sheets储罐壁板stave church木板教堂stave it out力争到成功为止stave cooler板式冷却器stave sth off挡开, 避开, 延缓

1. The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves.
   这井是首领和民中的尊贵人用圭用杖所挖所掘的。