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staunch
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Derivative :
n
staunchness
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adv
staunchly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- staunch
[stɔːntʃ]
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adjective
[+supporter, ally]
坚定的
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2.
vt.
[frm]
[+flow]
阻止
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3.
vt.
[+blood, wound]
使止住
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- staunch
[stɔnʧ]
[stɔːnʧ]
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vt.
止住(血、泪等)
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2.
vt.
使止流
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3.
vt.
使不漏水
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4.
vt.
[dialect]
[archaic]
扑灭
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5.
vt.
[dialect]
[archaic]
减轻
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6.
vi.
停止流出
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7.
adjective
(密)不透水的
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8.
adjective
坚定的,忠诚的
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9.
adjective
坚固的;壮健的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- staunch
[stɔːntʃ]
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adj
loyal, firm, and dependable
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a staunch supporter
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2.
adj
solid or substantial in construction
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3.
adj
[rare]
(of a ship, etc) watertight; seaworthy
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4.
adj
[Etymology]
C15: (originally: watertight): from Old French estanche, from estanchier to stanch
- staunch
[stɔːntʃ]
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n
a variant spelling of stanch
Examples
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The castle's staunch defenders kept the siege at bay.
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城堡坚定的守卫者们抵御了敌人的围攻。
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a staunch anti-Communist
→ anti-Communist
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a staunch supporter
→ staunch
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忠贞不屈
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staunch and indomitable
→ 忠贞
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止住伤口流血
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staunch a wound
→ 止
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