very loyal and committed in attitude
忠诚的,可靠的
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a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby
反核游说的坚定支持者
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a staunch Catholic .虔诚的天主教徒。
(of a wall)of strong or firm construction
(墙)牢固的,坚固的。
(亦作
〈古〉 (船)防水的,水密的。
stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound
止(血),止住(出血)
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he staunched the blood with whatever came to hand 他用手边的任何东西来止血
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figurative 〈喻〉the company did nothing to stanch the tide of rumours .那个公司听任流言传播。
stop the flow of blood from (a wound)
给(伤口)止血。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘watertight’):from Old French