n (1)杖，棍，权杖，指挥棒(stick，pole or rod used for aid in walking or climbing，as a weapon;a sign of office or symbol of authority)[C]：a wooden～一根木棍;carry one's～of office 携带自己的权杖;need one's～to climb the hill 需要爬山用的手杖;〖同〗cane，stick，rod，pole;

(2)(全体)助理 工作人员(group of assistants to an executive)[C，通常sing;Gp]：the manager and his～经理和他的工作人员;the hotel～全体旅馆工作人员;have a～of 20 有20名工作人员;need more～in the office 办公室需要更多的人员;cut down the office～削减办公室工作人员;Our～is/are fully trained. 我们的工作人员受过全面的训练。〖同〗crew，employees，personnel;

(3)做管理工作的人，行政人员(group of persons charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking)[C，sing;接pl 动词]：a head teacher and his～校长和全体教员;the school～学校的教职员;The～are annoyed about the changes in the timetable. 全体职员对时间表的改变非常气愤。a～meeting/party 职员大会/聚会;

(4)全体参谋人员(group of officers helping a commanding officer)[C，通常 sing;Gp]：the general and his～将军和他的参谋们;The General S～总参谋部;a～sergeant/officer 参谋军士/参谋;

(5)五线谱(set of horizontal lines and the spaces between them on which musical notes are written)[C](= stave);

vt 配备人员(provide with a staff of workers)[T+n，通常pass]：have not enough money to～all our schools 没有足够的资金配齐学校的工作人员;be tightly～ed 人手紧缺;a well-～ed office 人手充足的办事处;The labs are～ed by/with engineers and physicists. 实验室配备了工程师和物理学家。The hospital is～ed with 50 doctors. 这家医院有50名大夫。〖同〗man