staunches

英 [ˈstɔːntʃɪz]

美 [ˈstɔːntʃɪz]

v. 止住(血等的)流出
staunch的第三人称单数

ADJ-GRADED 坚定的;忠诚的;虔诚的
A staunch supporter 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
To staunch the 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
To staunch a wound, or to staunch the 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。