Word · Frequency #11504
staunches
止住；遏制
staunches is the third person singular of staunch.
stop the flow of a liquid
- 1.
stop the flow of a liquid
止住液体的流动
止住液体的流动；止住；止血
In use
The nurse pressed a cloth on the wound to staunch the bleeding.
He used a clean towel to staunch the flow of water from the pipe.
It took several minutes to staunch the blood from the deep cut.
staunch the blood flow
staunch + [the] bleeding
固定搭配，常用于医疗语境。
He applied pressure to staunch the bleeding.
他施加压力来止住流血。
staunch + [the] flow of [something]
flow后常接of短语。
The nurse staunched the flow of blood.
护士止住了血流。
staunch + [a/an] wound
伤口作为宾语时，强调止血行为。
She staunched the wound with a bandage.
她用绷带止住了伤口出血。
Verb forms
base staunch · third person staunches · -ing staunching · past staunched · past participle staunched
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
Common mistakes
The bleeding staunched after a few minutes.The bleeding was staunched after a few minutes.
staunch 是及物动词，后面必须接宾语或用被动语态，而汉语中“止血”可作不及物用法，导致学生遗漏宾语或被动结构。
He used a cloth to staunch the wound and also staunch his fear.He used a cloth to staunch the wound and also calm his fear.
staunch 只能指止住液体（如血液）的流动，不能抽象地表示“止住”情感或状态，学生因汉语“止住”的通用性而错误扩大搭配范围。
Connections
Collocations
- staunch the bleeding
- 止血
- The nurse applied pressure to staunch the bleeding.护士用力按压以止血。
- staunch the flow
- 止住（液体）流动
- He used a cloth to staunch the flow of blood from the cut.他用一块布止住伤口的血流。
- staunch a wound
- 为伤口止血
- The doctor quickly staunched the wound before treating the infection.医生在处理感染前迅速为伤口止血。
- staunch blood loss
- 止住失血
- The tourniquet helped staunch blood loss.止血带有助于止住失血。
Idioms & figurative uses
- staunch the bleeding
- 止血；比喻制止事态恶化The firm sold off assets to staunch the bleeding.该公司出售资产以止血。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象‘站住’(stand) 摁住伤口，让血流 staunch 止住；首音 st 像 stop，止血就是 stop the flow。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医疗或书面报道、正式写作 动词“staunch”通常用于正式或书面语境，常搭配 bleeding、flow 等，表示止住液体（尤指血）；口语中更常说 stop the flow/bleeding。多用于新闻报道、医疗或文学描写，日常随意对话中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
staunch 中的 -aunch 与 launch、haunch、paunch 押韵，读 /ɔːntʃ/。注意拼写相似的 blanch、branch 读 /æntʃ/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.