sustain
verb OPAL W
/səˈsteɪn/
/səˈsteɪn/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they sustain | /səˈsteɪn/ /səˈsteɪn/ |
| he / she / it sustains | /səˈsteɪnz/ /səˈsteɪnz/ |
| past simple sustained | /səˈsteɪnd/ /səˈsteɪnd/ |
| past participle sustained | /səˈsteɪnd/ /səˈsteɪnd/ |
| -ing form sustaining | /səˈsteɪnɪŋ/ /səˈsteɪnɪŋ/ |
- sustain somebody/something to provide enough of what somebody/something needs in order to live or exist
维持（生命、生存） - Which planets can sustain life?
哪些行星可以维持生命的存在？ - I only had a little chocolate to sustain me on my walk.
我只有一点巧克力来支撑我走路。 - 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。 - When she lost her job they could no longer sustain their expensive lifestyle.
当她失业后，他们再也无法维持他们昂贵的生活方式。 - The soil was so badly eroded it could no longer sustain crop production.
土壤侵蚀得厉害，不能再种庄稼了。
- Which planets can sustain life?
- sustain something to make something continue for some time without becoming less
使保持；使稳定持续 - 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。 - Kangaroos can sustain high speeds over long distances.
袋鼠可以长时间保持高速。 - the sustaining pedal of a piano (= that allows a note to continue sounding for a long time)
钢琴的支撑踏板 - This relationship would be very difficult to sustain.
这一关系会难以为继。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- no longer
- barely
- indefinitely
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- She managed to sustain everyone's interest until the end of her speech.
- sustain something (formal) to experience something bad
遭受；蒙受；经受 - 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.
公司遭受了数百万美元计的巨大损失。
- to sustain damage/an injury/a defeat
- sustain something to provide evidence to support an opinion, a theory, etc.
证明；证实 - 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。
- The evidence is not detailed enough to sustain his argument.
- sustain something (formal) to support a weight without breaking or falling
支撑；承受住 - The ice will not sustain your weight.
这冰承受不了你的体重。
- The ice will not sustain your weight.
- sustain something (law
法律 认可；确认；准许；支持 - The court sustained his claim that the contract was illegal.
法庭支持他的主张，认定该合同不合法。 - Objection sustained! (= said by a judge when a lawyer makes an objection in court)
反对有效！
- The court sustained his claim that the contract was illegal.
词源Middle English: from Old French soustenir, from Latin sustinere, from sub- ‘from below’ + tenere ‘hold’.