stave
/steɪv; stev/ n
1 any of the curved pieces of wood forming the side of a barrel or tub 桶板, 桶材（用作木桶或木盆边的弧形木板）.
2 (music 音) = staff 5.
stave / steɪv; stev/ v (pt, pp staved or stove / stəuv; 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.