clerk和staff可数吗

clerk 可作名词和动词,名词时可数:some clerks,动词的三单现为:clerks;

staff是集合名词,本身有复数性质,但是没有复数变化形式;

做整体讲时,谓语动词用单数;若强调整体里的成员,谓语动词用复数。 扩展资料

 The clerk asked me to sign the docket.

 店员让我在单据上签字。

 The clerk at the counter gave me too little change.

 柜台的售货员少给我找了零钱。

 Clerks transcribe everything that is said in court.

 书记员把在法庭上所有的话都记录在案。

 If that is the case, we need more staff.

 如果真是那样,那我们就需要更多的员工了。

 With this end in view they employed 50 new staff.

 为了达到这个目标他们雇用了50名新职员。