staunch

Các nghĩa

1. kín nước

   Not permitting water or some other liquid to escape or penetrate; watertight.

   Yet if I knevv, / VVhat Hoope ſhould hold vs ſtaunch from edge to edge / Ath'vvorld [of the world]: I vvould perſue it.

   Our Proviſions held out vvell, our Ship vvas ſtaunch, and our Crevv all in good Health; but vve lay in the utmoſt diſtreſs for VVater.

2. kín khí

   Impermeable to air or other gases; airtight.

   broadly

3. chắc chắn, vững chãi

   Strongly built; also, in good or strong condition.

   This part of the castle was burned last autumn; but it is now under repair, and the wall of the tower is still stanch and strong.

4. kiên định, vững vàng

   Staying true to one's aims or principles; firm, resolute, unswerving.

   figuratively

   Without our staunch front line the enemy would have split the regiment.

   And you are ſtaunch indeed in learning's cauſe, / If you can crovvn a diſcipline that dravvs / Such miſchiefs after it, vvith much applauſe.

   They seemed completely satiated with the vengeance they had prosecuted with such staunch and sagacious activity.

5. đáng tin cậy, trung thành

   Dependable, loyal, reliable, trustworthy.

   figuratively

   He’s been a staunch supporter of mine through every election.

   [T]here ain't a stauncher-hearted gal going, or I'd have cut her throat three months ago.

6. đáng tin cậy (chó săn)

   Of a hunting dog: that can be depended on to pick up the scent of, or to mark, game.

   figuratively

   For, scarce a spear's length from his haunch, / Vindictive toiled the blood-hounds staunch; […]

   Beatte especially, was as staunch as a veteran hound.

Dạng khác

• stauncher comparative
• staunchest superlative