staunch

英 [stɔːntʃ]

美 [stɔːntʃ]

adj.  忠实的; 坚定的
v.  止住(血等的)流出

最高级：staunchest　现在分词：staunching　过去分词：staunched　过去式：staunched　第三人称单数：staunches　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 忠实的；坚定的
  strong and loyal in your opinions and attitude
  1. a staunch supporter of the monarchy
     坚定地拥护君主制的人
  2. one of the president's staunchest allies
     总统最忠实的盟友之一
  3. a staunch Catholic
     笃信天主教的教徒

verb

• 止住（血等的）流出
  to stop the flow of sth, especially blood

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 坚定的;忠诚的;虔诚的
  Astaunchsupporter or believer is very loyal to a person, organization, or set of beliefs, and supports them strongly.
  1. He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.
     他坚决支持控制政府开支。
• VERB 止住…的流动
  Tostaunchthe flow of something means to stop it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 给…止血
  Tostauncha wound, or tostaunchthe blood from a wound, means to stop the wound from bleeding.
  1. Tom tried to staunch the blood with his handkerchief.
     汤姆试图用手帕来止血。

英英释义

verb

• stop the flow of a liquid
  1. staunch the blood flow
  2. stem the tide
  Synonym:stemstanchhalt

adj

• firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  1. a steadfast ally
  2. a staunch defender of free speech
  3. unswerving devotion
  4. unswerving allegiance
  Synonym:steadfastunswerving

双语例句

• This managed to offend even Japan's staunch ally, the United States.
  此事甚至冒犯了日本的坚定盟友美国。
• I am most grateful for the European Union's continued staunch support for Hong Kong in this regard.
  对于欧盟在这方面继续给予香港的大力支持，我深表谢意。
• Britain was a staunch ally of China, offering us economic assistance and military cooperation during our resistance against Japan.
  中英两国在世界反法西斯战争中是坚定的盟友，英国为中国人民抗日战争提供了经济援助和军事合作，给予了宝贵的支持。
• India and South Africa abstained, while staunch US ally Israel did not vote.
  印度和南非投了弃权票，美国的坚定盟友以色列没有参加投票。
• We are your staunch supporters of the new project.
  我们是你新方案的忠实支持者。
• He is a staunch supporter of his political party.
  他是一位忠诚的政党拥护者。
• China will always be a staunch force in maintaining regional and global peace and stability.
  中国永远是维护世界和地区和平与稳定的坚定力量。
• A staunch anti-Nazi, Erhard was a free-market economist who shared many of Hayek's beliefs and ideas.
  埃哈德是一名坚定的反纳粹主义者，还是一位自由市场派经济学家，他的许多信仰和思想与哈耶克相同。
• He is a staunch supporter of amateurism.
  他是业余主义的坚定支持者。
• But he acknowledged he still has a long way to go to win over staunch conservatives.
  但是他承认，要把坚定的保守派争取过来，还有很长的一段路要走。