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sustain

美 [səˈsteɪn]英 [səˈsteɪn]
  • v.维持,保持;为……提供食物(或生计),维持(生命);支持,给……以力量;支撑,承受(压力或重量);承担(费用等);蒙受,遭受;证明,证实;(法院等)确认……为正当(或正确), 认可;支援,救济;扮演(角色),充分表演(人物);经受;经受,承受住;赡养,供养
  • n.<音>延音

过去式: sustained 现在分词: sustaining 过去分词: sustained 第三人称单数: sustains

sus- 在...下面 + tain 拿住

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sustainsustain

verb

1

维持(生命、生存)
to provide enough of what sb/sth needs in order to live or exist

Which planets can sustain life?

哪些行星可以维持生命的存在?

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。

2

使保持;使稳定持续
to make sth continue for some time without becoming less

a period of sustained economic growth

经济持续增长的时期

a sustained attack

持续的攻击

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。

3

遭受;蒙受;经受
to experience sth bad

to sustain damage/an injury/a defeat

遭受损失;受伤;遭到失败

The company sustained losses of millions of dollars.

公司遭受了数百万元的巨大损失。

4

证明;证实
to provide evidence to support an opinion, a theory, etc.

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。

5

支撑;承受住
to support a weight without breaking or falling

The ice will not sustain your weight.

这冰承受不了你的体重。

6

认可;确认;准许;支持
to decide that a claim, etc. is valid

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。

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

反对成立!

sustain

频次

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

verb

1
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
Synonym: suffer have get
2
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
his story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant
Synonym: confirm corroborate substantiate support affirm
3
admit as valid
The court sustained the motion
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
Synonym: keep maintain
5
provide with nourishment
We sustained ourselves on bread and water
This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
Synonym: nourish nurture
6
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?
Synonym: hold support hold up
7
lengthen or extend in duration or space
We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
prolong the treatment of the patient
keep up the good work
Synonym: prolong keep up

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Which planets can sustain life ?

    哪些行星可以维持生命的存在?

  2. The problem was how to get enough food to sustain life

    问题在于如何找到足够的食物维持生命。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. The company sustained losses of millions of dollars .

    公司遭受了数百万元的巨大损失。

  6. The ice will not sustain your weight .

    这冰承受不了你的体重。

  7. Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage

    那里的每架飞机都受到了一些损坏。

  8. ' I very much regret the injuries he sustained , ' he said

    “我对他的受伤感到很遗憾,”他说。

  9. 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。

  10. He sustained serious neck injuries after he broke someone 's fall .

    有人坠落压在他身上,致使他颈部受重伤。

  11. How such extensive damage could have been sustained so quickly remains unexplained .

    如何这么快就造成这么大的破坏依然不得而知。

  12. Four police officers sustained serious injuries in the explosion

    4名警官在爆炸中受重伤。

  13. 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。

  14. 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。

  15. I 've never done any sustained writing , but that might be one of my next directions .

    我以前从未尝试过持续写作,不过那可能是我下一步努力的方向之一。

  16. America has enough firepower in the area to mount sustained air strikes .

    美国在该地区拥有足够的火力发动持续的空中打击。

  17. 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。

  18. The north cannot achieve sustained economic development without the south , he added in his closing remarks .

    在结束语中他补充说,没有南方,北方就无法实现经济上的可持续发展。

  19. We don 't have the confidence that the UN will carry through a sustained program

    我们不相信联合国能够将一个长久的项目执行到底。

  20. He was sustained by the unflagging support of his family

    他得到了家人不断的支持。

  21. The goal has been to establish and sustain a nation of viable family farms .

    目标是要建立一个能够使家庭农场得以存续的国家,并使其维持下去。

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

    不自量力者往往摔得最惨。

  23. It would be futile to sustain his life when there is no chance of any improvement .

    如果没有任何好转的机会,继续维持他的生命也是无益的。

  24. 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。

  25. At least one-third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture .

    超过90岁的所有女性中至少有1/3已经出现髋骨骨折。

  26. 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。

  27. Now the cheers and applause mingled in a single sustained roar

    现在,欢呼声和掌声汇成了一片持续的喧闹声。

  28. He appeared embarrassed and ill at ease with the sustained applause that greeted him .

    向他致意的掌声一直不歇,他显得有些难为情,不知如何是好。

  29. Your anxiety is a learned reaction , and it is nurtured and sustained by the events of your everyday life .

    人的焦虑是后天反应,由日常生活中的事件催生和维系。

  30. 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。

前缀
e-在...下面

suspect n. 犯罪嫌疑人

sus- 在...下面 + -(s)pect 看

suspend vt.

sus- 在...下面 + pend 悬挂

suspicion n. 怀疑

sus- 在...下面 + -(s)pic 看 + -ion 行为,状态

susceptible adj. 易受影响(或伤害等)

sus- 在...下面 + cept 拿,抓,握住 + -ible 能...的

suspicious adj. 可疑的

sus- 在...下面 + -(s)pic 看 + -ious ...的

后缀
e-拿住

attain vt. 得到

at- 加强 + tain 拿住

contain vt. 包含

con- 共同,一起 + tain 拿住

entertain v. (尤指在自己家中)招待,款待

enter- 在...之间 + tain 拿住

maintain v. 维持

main adj.主要的 + tain 拿住

obtain v. 获得

ob- 加强 + tain 拿住

retain vt. 保持

re- 再,又 + tain 拿住

detain vt. 扣留

de- 完全,加强 + tain 拿住

bear endure stand sustain tolerate 【导航词义:忍受】
bear v. 忍受,忍耐
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指忍受饥饿、寒冷、疼痛、不幸、困难、侮辱等,多强调忍受者的勇敢和坚毅。

〔例证〕

A strong man will bear hardship without complaining.

一个坚强的人会忍受困苦而不抱怨。

I cannot bear sleeping in a cold bed.

睡在冷冰冰的床上我受不了。

She was afraid that her friend wouldn't be able to bear the pain.

她担心她的朋友忍受不了这种痛苦。

endure v. 〈正式〉忍受,忍耐
〔辨析〕

强调长期性,主要指对灾难、困难、疼痛等长时间地忍受而不抱怨。

〔例证〕

Be quiet! I can't endure the racket any longer.

请安静点!我再也忍受不了这吵闹声了。

As a Black player, he often has to endure racist taunts.

作为黑人运动员,他经常得忍受种族歧视性的奚落。

It takes patience to endure hardship.

忍受苦难需要耐力。

She longs for a love that can endure all things.

她渴望一份能经受住一切考验的爱情。

stand v. 经受;忍受
〔辨析〕

作“经受”解时,常与 could 或 can 连用,指某人或某物经得起伤害等;作“忍受”解时,主要指对某人、某种困难情况的忍受或承受,通常用于疑问句和否定句中,常可与 bear 换用。

〔例证〕

They stood the test of natural calamity.

他们经受住了自然灾害的考验。

How can you stand/bear that noise?

你怎么能忍受那种噪音呢?

I cannot stand/bear to hear such fallacies any more.

这类谬论我再也听不下去了。

She cannot stand/bear her husband coming home late all the time.

她不能容忍丈夫老是晚回家。

sustain v. 〈正式〉遭受,经受
〔辨析〕

指受到损害、创伤或金钱方面的损失。

〔例证〕

Two soldiers from his squad sustained serious injuries.

他队中的两名士兵受了重伤。

Several companies have sustained heavy financial losses due to the unfair competition.

好几家公司都因不正当竞争而遭受了严重的经济损失。

tolerate v. 忍受,容忍
〔辨析〕

指以克制的态度容忍令人反感或厌恶的事物,含默认、宽容之意。

〔例证〕

Surely, we tolerate all opinions here.

当然,我们这里容许发表各种意见。

Humanity cannot tolerate such guilt.

人道主义不能容忍这种罪行。

This is more than she can tolerate.

这是她所无法忍受的。