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sustain
[英] [səˈstein] [美] [səˈsten] 生词本

vt.

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1. VERB 使持续;保持 If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. 

  • But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age...

    而他从青年时期一直到老年都始终保持着强烈的社会良知。

  • The parameters within which life can be sustained on Earth are extraordinarily narrow.

    地球上生命可以存活下来的地域范围是非常狭小的。

  • ...a period of sustained economic growth throughout 1995.

    1995 年全年经济持续增长时期

2. VERB 经受;遭受;蒙受 If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you. 

  • Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage...

    那里的每架飞机都受到了一些损坏。

  • A seventeen-year-old tourist died late last night of injuries sustained in yesterday's bomb blast.

    一位 17 岁的游客在昨天的炸弹爆炸中受伤并于当天深夜身亡。

3. VERB 支持;支援;救济 If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement. 

  • The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season...

    从经济作物中获得的收益能帮助他们度过不景气的时期。

  • I am sustained by letters of support and what people say to me in ordinary daily life...

    这些支持的信件和人们每天对我的鼓励一直支撑着我。

  • Sustained by this wonderful breakfast, it was with restored morale that we re-boarded our plane.

    这顿丰盛的早餐补充了我们的体力，我们又精神焕发地登上了飞机。

Verb

1. lengthen or extend in duration or space;

  • "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"
  • "prolong the treatment of the patient"
  • "keep up the good work"

2. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses);

  • "She suffered a fracture in the accident"
  • "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"
  • "She got a bruise on her leg"
  • "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

3. provide with nourishment;

  • "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"
  • "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

4. supply with necessities and support;

  • "She alone sustained her family"
  • "The money will sustain our good cause"
  • "There's little to earn and many to keep"

5. be the physical support of; carry the weight of;

  • "The beam holds up the roof"
  • "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"
  • "What's holding that mirror?"

6. admit as valid;

  • "The court sustained the motion"

7. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts;

  • "his story confirmed my doubts"
  • "The evidence supports the defendant"

法律

  • 1.维持
  • 2.确认
1. During the war we had just enough food to sustain us.
战争期间，我们的食物仅够维持生活。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. His comforting words helped to sustain me in my faith during those dark days.
在那黑暗的日子里，他的安慰支持了我的信念。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The pillars sustain the roof of the pit.
坑道顶儿用柱子顶着。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. The soil proved too infertile to sustain real pasture or arable crops.
这土壤被证明太贫瘠，不能真正用作放牧或种植作物。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. These four posts sustain the entire building.
这四根柱子支撑着整座建筑物。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. We do not have enough money to sustain our campaign for long.
我们没有足够的财力使宣传活动长期保持下去。

来自《简明英汉词典》