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sustain

[səˈsteɪn] [səˈsten]
  • 第三人称单数:sustains;
  • 过去式:sustained;
  • 过去分词:sustained;
  • 现在分词:sustaining;
  • 例句
    同义词
    同义词解析
    • 以下这些动词均有"支持,支援,拥护" 的意思
      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。
    • 以下这些动词均有"经历,经受,遭受" 的意思
      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。
    英语四级真题
      marriages are hard to sustain without social or family pressures
      出自-2013年6月阅读原文
      The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气).
      出自-2012年6月阅读原文
      It cannot be sustained when friends move far apart.
      出自-2012年12月听力原文
    英语六级真题
      In its 1994 report, the World Bank argued that the current pension system in most countries could not be sustained in the long term.
      出自-2010年12月阅读原文
      not be sustained in the long term
      出自-2010年12月阅读原文
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • VERB
      使持续;保持
      If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time.
      例句
      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。
    • VERB
      经受;遭受;蒙受
      If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you.
      例句
      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。
    • VERB
      支持;支援;救济
      If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement.
      例句
      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。
    英汉词典释义
    • vt.
      支撑,支持;承受…的压力(或重量)
      These four posts sustain the entire building. 这四根柱子支撑着整座建筑物。 An unshakable belief sustained me. 一种不可动摇的信念支持着我。
      维持
      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。
      长期保持; 使继续; 使保持; 使稳定持续
      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。
      经受, 遭受, 蒙受
      He sustained a foot injury. 他足部受了伤。
      忍受;忍受住
      How long will you sustain the rudeness of your boss? 对你上司的粗暴无礼你还能忍受多久?
      给…以力量(或勇气、信心等),鼓励,使振作
      Sustained by you,I, at long last, finished my work. 在你的支持鼓舞下,我终于完成了这部作品。
      供应(机关、单位等)
      I am in charge of sustaining the first-aid centre with blood plasma. 我负责为急救中心供应血浆。
    英英词典释义
    • 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"
    行业词典
    • 法律: 维持;确认;