staunches
v. 使(傷口)止血( staunch的第三人稱單數 )
A staunch supporter or believer is very loyal to a person, organization, or set of beliefs, and supports them strongly.
He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.
他堅決支援控制政府開支。
To staunch the flow of something means to stop it.
The government claims this is the only way to staunch the annual flow to Germany of hundreds of thousands of refugees...
政府稱這是阻止每年數十萬難民湧入德國的唯一辦法。
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.
為阻止蘇格蘭北部沿海一艘油輪的原油洩漏所進行的堵漏工作因風暴天氣而告中斷。
To staunch a wound, or to staunch the blood from a wound, means to stop the wound from bleeding.
Tom tried to staunch the blood with his handkerchief.
湯姆試圖用手帕來止血。