stave

v (pt, pp staved or stove / stEUv; stov/) (phr v) stave sth in break, smash, or make a hole in sth 打破、 砸破或击穿某物; 在某物上凿孔: The side of the boat was staved in by the collision. 船侧撞穿了. * The victim's skull had been stove in by a heavy instrument. 遇害者的头颅是用重物击穿的. stave sth off (pt, pp ~d) keep sth off or away; delay sth, esp temporarily 挡开或避开某事物; 延迟某事物（尤指暂时）: stave off disaster, danger, bankruptcy, the pangs of hunger 避开灾难、 躲过危险、 防止破产、 延迟饥饿的折磨.

stationery, Stations of the Cross, statistic, statistical, statistically, statistician, statistics, statuary, statue, statuesque, statuette, stature, status, status quo, status symbol, statute, statute law, statute-book, statutory, staunch, stay, stay (keep) in touch (with sb), stay away from, stay behind, stay for dinner, stay for/to sth, stay in, stay in touch, stay on, stay out, stay up, stay with sb, stay-at-home, stayer, staying-power, STD, stead, steadfast, steadfastly, steadfastness,