stauroscope

英 /'stɔ:rəskəʊp/ 美 /'stɔrəskoʊp/

中文释义

n.十字镜

Many people switch on the television simply to stave off boredom over the Christmas break.

很多人打开电视仅仅是为了打发圣诞节休息期间的无聊时光而已。
In a desperate attempt to stave off defeat, he reluctantly promised wholesale reform of the constitution.

为了竭力避免败局，他勉强答应要对宪法进行大规模修改。
He is utterly ignorant of staff [ stave ] .

他对五线谱一窍不通.