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sustenance
[英] [ˈsʌstənəns] [美] [ˈsʌstənəns] 生词本

n.

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1. N-UNCOUNT 食物;营养;养料 Sustenance is food or drink which a person, animal, or plant needs to remain alive and healthy. 

  • The state provided a basic quantity of food for daily sustenance, but little else.

    国家提供基本的日常食物供应，但除此之外就没什么了。

Noun

1. a source of materials to nourish the body

2. the financial means whereby one lives;

  • "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
  • "he applied to the state for support"
  • "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

3. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence;

  • "they were in want of sustenance"
  • "fishing was their main sustainment"
1. He gave money for the sustenance of a poor family.
他把钱给一穷人家维持生活。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in line of its course are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficent sustenance and progress.
沿着船壁向上引导的以及与航行方向一致的气流足以给这种长有特大翅膀的大鸟以充分的支撑力和前进力。

来自《用法词典》

3. The earth brings forth large crops every year for the sustenance of man and beast.
大地每年生产出大量的农作物，供人畜食用。

来自《简明英汉词典》