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staunch adj.坚定的；坚固的；忠实可信的；不漏水的vt.止住；止血=stanch. (1) 他是君主制的坚定拥护者。(2) 他们是忠诚的战士。(3) 对花旗和美洲银行棘手的营救并没有止住他们的亏损。(4) 我帮助她止住了伤口的血。 Staunch is sometimes used as a verb to mean "to stop the flow of a liquid," but most usage books will tell you it's better to use the word stanch for the verb. Think of a soldier stopping and standing still, and you will understand the connection between the two meanings. The adjectival form should make you think of "stand," as in “stand firm,” or "take a stand." It comes from the French estanche meaning “watertight” and the Latin stanticare, which is probably from stans for “stand.”

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英 [stɔːntʃ] 美 [stɔːntʃ] (1) He's a staunch supporter of the monarchy.(2) They are staunch soldiers.(3) Messy rescues of Citigroup and Bank of America have failed to staunch their losses.(4) I helped her staunch cut. As an adjective, staunch means firm. You might want to go to that concert Friday night, but your parents' staunch opposition prevents you. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]坚定的；忠诚的；虔诚的 A staunch supporter or believer is very loyal to a person, organization, or set of beliefs, and supports them strongly.   [usu ADJ n]He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.他坚决支持控制政府开支。staunchlyHe was staunchly opposed to a public confession.他坚决反对公开认罪。2[VERB 动词]止住…的流动 To staunch the flow of something means to stop it.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]The government claims this is the only way to staunch the annual flow to Germany of hundreds of thousands of refugees...政府称这是阻止每年数十万难民涌入德国的唯一办法。Efforts to staunch the spill of crude oil from a tanker off the north coast of Scotland are being held up by gale force winds.为阻止苏格兰北部沿海一艘油轮的原油泄漏所进行的堵漏工作因风暴天气而告中断。3[VERB 动词]给…止血 To staunch a wound, or to staunch the blood from a wound, means to stop the wound from bleeding.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]Tom tried to staunch the blood with his handkerchief.汤姆试图用手帕来止血。

英语单词	staunch
英美音标	英 [stɔːntʃ] 美 [stɔːntʃ]
中文释义	adj.坚定的；坚固的；忠实可信的；不漏水的 vt.止住；止血 =stanch.
英语例句	(1) He's a staunch supporter of the monarchy. (2) They are staunch soldiers. (3) Messy rescues of Citigroup and Bank of America have failed to staunch their losses. (4) I helped her staunch cut.
中文例句	(1) 他是君主制的坚定拥护者。 (2) 他们是忠诚的战士。 (3) 对花旗和美洲银行棘手的营救并没有止住他们的亏损。 (4) 我帮助她止住了伤口的血。
vocabulary简明	As an adjective, staunch means firm. You might want to go to that concert Friday night, but your parents' staunch opposition prevents you.
vocabulary扩展	Staunch is sometimes used as a verb to mean "to stop the flow of a liquid," but most usage books will tell you it's better to use the word stanch for the verb. Think of a soldier stopping and standing still, and you will understand the connection between the two meanings. The adjectival form should make you think of "stand," as in “stand firm,” or "take a stand." It comes from the French estanche meaning “watertight” and the Latin stanticare, which is probably from stans for “stand.”
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]坚定的；忠诚的；虔诚的 A staunch supporter or believer is very loyal to a person, organization, or set of beliefs, and supports them strongly. [usu ADJ n] He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending. 他坚决支持控制政府开支。 staunchly He was staunchly opposed to a public confession. 他坚决反对公开认罪。 2 [VERB 动词]止住…的流动 To staunch the flow of something means to stop it. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] The government claims this is the only way to staunch the annual flow to Germany of hundreds of thousands of refugees... 政府称这是阻止每年数十万难民涌入德国的唯一办法。 Efforts to staunch the spill of crude oil from a tanker off the north coast of Scotland are being held up by gale force winds. 为阻止苏格兰北部沿海一艘油轮的原油泄漏所进行的堵漏工作因风暴天气而告中断。 3 [VERB 动词]给…止血 To staunch a wound, or to staunch the blood from a wound, means to stop the wound from bleeding. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] Tom tried to staunch the blood with his handkerchief. 汤姆试图用手帕来止血。

Staunch Supporter Means Stop Flow N Government Verb