英语词汇“stanch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Use the verb stanch to describe stopping a liquid from spreading. A bandage can stanch bleeding and thick towels can stanch the flow of water across the kitchen floor when you drop a full glass of water.

The vowel sound in stanch most frequently sounds like on: "stonch." Stanch can also be pronounced to rhyme with branch. Though it's a verb mostly commonly associated with keeping blood from flowing from a wound, the origin is likely the Latin word stagnum, meaning "pond, pool." This word is related to stagnate, describing water that has no movement.

WORD FAMILY

stanch: stanched, stanches, stanching

USAGE EXAMPLES

But many immigration experts are skeptical that spending more money on fortifying the border will do much to stanch the flow.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016)

But with the battle for the besieged city of Aleppo possibly nearing its end, the prospects for stanching the bloodshed remain dim.

New York Times(Dec 15, 2016)

Mr. Trump can’t expect to stanch much of that flow.

New York Times(Dec 01, 2016)

v stop the flow of a liquid

Syn|Hyper

halt, staunch, stem

check

arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

单词	stanch
释义	stanch (once / 3354 pages) v Use the verb stanch to describe stopping a liquid from spreading. A bandage can stanch bleeding and thick towels can stanch the flow of water across the kitchen floor when you drop a full glass of water. The vowel sound in stanch most frequently sounds like on: "stonch." Stanch can also be pronounced to rhyme with branch. Though it's a verb mostly commonly associated with keeping blood from flowing from a wound, the origin is likely the Latin word stagnum, meaning "pond, pool." This word is related to stagnate, describing water that has no movement. WORD FAMILY stanch: stanched, stanches, stanching USAGE EXAMPLES But many immigration experts are skeptical that spending more money on fortifying the border will do much to stanch the flow. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) But with the battle for the besieged city of Aleppo possibly nearing its end, the prospects for stanching the bloodshed remain dim. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) Mr. Trump can’t expect to stanch much of that flow. New York Times(Dec 01, 2016) v stop the flow of a liquid Syn\|Hyper halt, staunch, stem check arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
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