[ C or U ] the long, hard, hollow stem of particular plants such as bamboo, sometimes used to make furniture or support other plants in the garden（某些植物的）茎；藤条；竹竿

[ C ] a long stick used especially by old, ill, or blind people to help them walk（尤指老人、病人或盲人用的）手杖，拐杖，竹竿

[ S ] a long, thin stick used in the past as a school punishment（旧时用于惩罚学生的）笞杖，笞条，藤条

to hit a child at school with a stick as a punishment用笞杖打，杖笞（作为惩罚）