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staunch
  • Derivative : n  staunchness ; adv  staunchly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

staunch [stɔːntʃ]
  1. 1. adjective [+supporter, ally] 坚定
  2. 2. vt. [frm] [+flow] 阻止
  3. 3. vt. [+blood, wound] 使止住

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

staunch [stɔnʧ] [stɔːnʧ]
  1. 1. vt. 止住血、泪等)
  2. 2. vt. 使止流
  3. 3. vt. 使不漏水
  4. 4. vt. [dialect] [archaic] 扑灭
  5. 5. vt. [dialect] [archaic] 减轻
  6. 6. vi. 停止流出
  7. 7. adjective (密)不透水的
  8. 8. adjective 坚定的忠诚
  9. 9. adjective 坚固的壮健

Collins English-English Dictionary

staunch [stɔːntʃ]
  1. 1. adj loyal, firm, and dependable
    a staunch supporter
  2. 2. adj solid or substantial in construction
  3. 3. adj [rare] (of a ship, etc) watertight; seaworthy
  4. 4. adj [Etymology] C15: (originally: watertight): from Old French estanche, from estanchier to stanch
staunch [stɔːntʃ]
  1. 1. n a variant spelling of stanch

Examples

The castle's staunch defenders kept the siege at bay.
城堡坚定的守卫者们抵御了敌人的围攻。
a staunch anti-Communist anti-Communist
a staunch supporter staunch
忠贞不屈
staunch and indomitable 忠贞
止住伤口流血
staunch a wound

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