英汉词典

sustain 基本解释

• vt. 维持；支撑，承担；忍受；供养；证实

sustain 词态变化

sustain 中文词源

sus-,在下，向上，-tain,持，握，词源同 contain,tenure.引申诸相关词义。

sustain 英文词源

sustain (v.)

c. 1300, "give support to," from stem of Old French sostenir "hold up, bear; suffer, endure" (13c.), from Latin sustinere "hold up, hold upright; furnish with means of support; bear, undergo, endure," from sub "up from below" (see sub-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "continue, keep up" (an action, etc.) is from early 14c. Sense of "endure without failing or yielding" is from c. 1400. Related: Sustained; sustaining.

sustain 英文释义

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"

sustain 同义词解析

back, uphold, support, sustain, advocate

这些动词均有"支持，支援，拥护"之意。

back： 通常指对论点、行动、事业等的强有力支持。

uphold： 既可指积极努力对陷入困境者的支持，也可指给某人在行动、道义或信仰上的支持。

support： 含义广泛，多指在道义上或物质上支持某人，也可指对某项事业的支持。

sustain： 侧重指连续不断的支持。

advocate： 多指通过写文章或发表演说等来支持或拥护，往往暗示提倡某事或为某事辩护。

undergo, experience, sustain, suffer

这些动词均有"经历，经受，遭受"之意。

undergo： 多指经受艰难、痛苦、不愉快或危险等事。

experience： 指亲身经受或体验某事。

sustain： 指遭受痛苦或承受负担。

suffer常可与sustain通用，尤指受到损害或伤害。

sustain 双语例句

1. There's a sufficiency of drama in these lives to sustain your interest.

这些人的生活充满了戏剧性，总能让你兴趣盎然。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Their defense markets are too small to sustain economically viable production runs.

他们的国防市场太小，就经济可行性而言不足以维持生产。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The people who sustain the worst losses are usually those who overreach.

不自量力者往往摔得最惨。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Naivety bordering on obtuseness helped sustain his faith.

近乎鲁钝的天真使他坚守自己的信仰。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Which planets can sustain life?

哪些行星可以维持生命的存在？

来自《权威词典》

sustain 实用场景例句

Which planets can sustain life?

哪些行星可以维持生命的存在？

牛津词典

The love and support of his family sustained him during his time in prison.

家人的关爱和支持帮助他度过了狱中的岁月。

牛津词典

a period of sustained economic growth

经济持续增长的时期

牛津词典

a sustained attack

持续的攻击

牛津词典

She managed to sustain everyone's interest until the end of her speech.

她使每个人兴趣盎然，一直听她把话讲完。

牛津词典

to sustain damage/an injury/a defeat

遭受损失；受伤；遭到失败

牛津词典

The company sustained losses of millions of dollars.

公司遭受了数百万元的巨大损失。

牛津词典

The evidence is not detailed enough to sustain his argument.

这一证据过于笼统，不足以证明他的论点。

牛津词典

The ice will not sustain your weight.

这冰承受不了你的体重。

牛津词典

The court sustained his claim that the contract was illegal.

法庭支持他的观点，认定该合同不合法。

牛津词典

Objection sustained ! (= said by a judge when a lawyer makes an objection in court)

反对成立！

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage...

那里的每架飞机都受到了一些损坏。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Obviously, if the various bars sustain forces they will undergo extension or contraction.

很明显, 如果各杆受力,就会发生伸长或缩短.

辞典例句

It will enhance our competitiveness both within Hong Kong and internationally to sustain our economic growth.

提高香港内部和在国际间的竞争力,推动我们的经济持续增长.

期刊摘选

As you go to eat, commune with the species giving of their life to sustain oneself.

如果你准备进食, 请跟为你维生而贡献生命的物种交流.

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