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小词详解 | staunch
staunch 英 [stɔːntʃ] 美 [stɔːntʃ]
A staunch minority of economists has for decades called for this sort of arrangement—dubbed “narrow banking”—to replace the existing “fractional reserve” model, under which deposits at banks are backed by mortgages and other illiquid loans.
几十年来,少数经济学家一直在坚定地呼吁用这类“狭义银行”模式来取代现有的“部分准备金”制度——后者靠抵押贷款和其他非流动性贷款来支持银行存款。
——《经济学人》Mr. Forstall was a staunch believer in a type of user interface, skeuomorphic design, which tries to imitate artifacts and textures in real life.
福斯特尔热衷于模仿现实物品设计的用户界面,这种设计理念会努力仿造实体物品及其真实质感。
[形容词] 非常忠诚,态度坚定
这些坚固的城墙可以抵挡持续的炮火突袭。
These staunch walls could withstand a sustained blitz of cannon fire.
作为一位忠实的朋友和盟友,他绝不会在最需要的时刻抛弃他的朋友。
As a staunch friend and ally, he will never forsake his friends in their hour of need.他坚决支持控制财政开支。
He's a staunch supporter of controls on fiscal spending.
汤姆试图用绷带来止血。
Tom tried to staunch the blood with swathes of bandages.政府称这是阻止每年数十万凄惨难民涌入德国的唯一办法。
The government claims this is the only way to staunch the annual flow to Germany of hundreds of thousands of abject refugees.
Staunch friend, a brother soul: Wilde's love that dare not speak its name.
忠实可靠的朋友,贴心的知己,王尔德那不敢讲明的爱。
stalwart: loyal, reliable, and hard-working faithful: remaining loyal and steadfast trusty: having served for a long time and regarded as reliable or faithful