staunch 音标拼音: [st'ɔntʃ]
vt . 止住,止血
a . 坚固的,坚强的,忠实的,忠诚的,不透水的
止住,止血坚固的,坚强的,忠实的,忠诚的,不透水的
staunch adj 1 :
firm and dependable especially in loyalty ; "
a steadfast ally "; "
a staunch defender of free speech "; "
unswerving devotion "; "
unswerving allegiance " [
synonym : {
steadfast },
{
staunch }, {
unswerving }]
v 1 :
stop the flow of a liquid ; "
staunch the blood flow "; "
stem the tide " [
synonym : {
stem }, {
stanch }, {
staunch }, {
halt }]
Stanch \
Stanch \ (
st [.
a ]
nch ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Stanched }
(
st [.
a ]
ncht );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Stanching }.] [
OF .
estanchier ,
F . ['
e ]
tancher to stop a liquid from flowing ;
akin to Pr .,
Sp ., &
Pg .
estancar ,
It .
stancare to weary ,
LL .
stancare ,
stagnare ,
to stanch ,
fr .
L .
stagnare to be or make stagnant .
See {
Stagnate }.]
1 .
To stop the flowing of ,
as blood ;
to check ;
also ,
to stop the flowing of blood from ;
as ,
to stanch a wound . [
Written also {
staunch }.]
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Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the bleeding of the nose . --
Bacon .
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2 .
To extinguish ;
to quench ,
as fire or thirst . [
Obs .]
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Stanch \
Stanch \,
a . [
Compar . {
Stancher } (-[~
e ]
r );
superl .
{
Stanchest }.] [
From {
Stanch },
v .
t .,
and hence literally signifying ,
stopped or stayed ;
cf .
Sp .
estanco stopped ,
tight ,
not leaky ,
as a ship .
See {
Stanch },
v .
t .] [
Written also {
staunch }.]
1 .
Strong and tight ;
sound ;
firm ;
as ,
a stanch ship .
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One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal ,
set in diamond ,
exceeding stanch and pretty . --
Evelyn .
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2 .
Firm in principle ;
constant and zealous ;
loyal ;
hearty ;
steady ;
steadfast ;
as ,
a stanch churchman ;
a stanch friend or adherent . --
V .
Knox .
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In politics I hear you '
re stanch . --
Prior .
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3 .
Close ;
secret ;
private . [
Obs .]
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This is to be kept stanch . --
Locke .
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Staunch \
Staunch \ (
st [
aum ]
nch ),
Staunchly \
Staunch "
ly \,
Staunchness \
Staunch "
ness \,
etc .
See {
Stanch }, {
Stanchly },
etc .
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118 Moby Thesaurus words for "
staunch ":
Sabbatarian ,
airtight ,
ardent ,
bigoted ,
calculable ,
close ,
committed ,
compact ,
consistent ,
constant ,
creedbound ,
dedicated ,
dependable ,
devoted ,
dogmatic ,
dustproof ,
dusttight ,
evangelical ,
faithful ,
faithworthy ,
fast ,
firm ,
firm as Gibraltar ,
fixed ,
flinty ,
fundamentalist ,
gasproof ,
gastight ,
hermetic ,
hermetically sealed ,
hidebound ,
hyperorthodox ,
immovable ,
inflexible ,
infrangible ,
invincible ,
liege ,
lightproof ,
lighttight ,
literalist ,
literalistic ,
long -
lasting ,
loyal ,
made of iron ,
marble -
constant ,
oilproof ,
oiltight ,
precisianist ,
precisianistic ,
predictable ,
purist ,
puristic ,
puritanical ,
rainproof ,
raintight ,
reliable ,
resolute ,
rigid ,
rugged ,
sealed ,
seaworthy ,
secure ,
set ,
settled ,
shut fast ,
smokeproof ,
smoketight ,
snug ,
solid ,
sot ,
sound ,
stable ,
steadfast ,
steady ,
steely ,
stormproof ,
stormtight ,
stout ,
straitlaced ,
strict ,
strong ,
sturdy ,
substantial ,
sure ,
surefire ,
tested ,
tight ,
tough ,
tried ,
tried and true ,
true ,
true -
blue ,
trusted ,
trustworthy ,
trusty ,
unbending ,
unbreakable ,
undeflectable ,
undeviating ,
unfailing ,
unfaltering ,
unflappable ,
unflinching ,
unshaken ,
unshrinking ,
unswerving ,
unwavering ,
unyielding ,
water -
repellant ,
waterproof ,
watertight ,
well -
built ,
well -
constructed ,
well -
founded ,
well -
grounded ,
well -
made ,
windproof ,
windtight
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