gainstay

词形变化

gainstayed gainstaying gainstays 三单 gainstays gainstaying 现在分词 gainstayed 过去式 gainstayed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To stand against or in opposition to; resist; oppose.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To deny (the right to); deprive (of).

    及物

    … it was intended to be, a living fire of force in the world that cannot be gainstayed and which no storms can shake.

词源

From gain- + stay (“to stand”). Compare gainstand.

来源：wiktionary