stanch

He grabbed a clean towel and pressed it on the cut to stanch the bleeding.

用法提示：stanch 用作动词，意为“止住（液体流动）”，此处以不定式表示目的。

She stanched the flow of water from the broken pipe with a cloth.

用法提示：stanched 是 stanch 的过去式，表示“止住了”水流。

The nurse is stanching the flow of blood carefully before the doctor arrives.

用法提示：is stanching 是现在进行时，表示“正在止住”血流。