verb🔗Share镶嵌木条, 用木条加固 To fit or furnish with staves or rundles."The barrel maker staved the new oak planks together to create a sturdy container. "制桶匠用木条将新的橡木板镶嵌在一起，做成了一个结实的容器。materialstructurebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share撞破，打破 (usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst."to stave in a cask"撞破一个桶actiondisasternauticalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share挡开，击退。 (with 'off') To push, or keep off, as with a staff."The shepherd staved off the wolves with his staff, protecting his flock. "牧羊人挥舞着他的杖子，挡开了狼群，保护了他的羊群。actionmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share避开，挡开 (usually with 'off') To delay by force or craft; to drive away."We ate grass in an attempt to stave off our hunger."我们吃草，试图以此来暂时顶住饥饿。actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share撞碎，撞破。 (rare or archaic) To burst in pieces by striking against something."The old wooden barrel, weakened by rot, staved against the sharp rocks when the floodwaters carried it downstream. "洪水把那个腐烂的旧木桶冲到下游，木桶撞到尖利的石头上，一下子就撞碎了。actiondisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share快步走，疾行。 To walk or move rapidly."The children staved to catch the bus, hurrying down the street. "孩子们快步走着去赶公交车，匆匆忙忙地沿着街道跑去。actionwayhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share打破，弄破。 To suffer, or cause to be lost by breaking the cask."The clumsy worker staved the barrel of pickles, spilling them all over the floor. "那个笨手笨脚的工人弄破了装泡菜的桶，把泡菜洒了一地。nauticalactionpast participleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share堵塞，填塞。 To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron."to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run"为了用填嵌工具堵塞铅，或者已经注入铅的管道接头。nauticaltechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
