sustain
美 [s??ste?n] 
英 [s?'ste?n]
詞形變化
第三人稱單數：sustains 現在分詞：sustaining 過去式：sustained 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | ~ sb/sth 維持（生命、生存）to provide enough of what sb/sth needs in order to live or exist |
| Which planets can sustain life? 哪些行星可以維持生命的存在？ |
| The love and support of his family sustained him during his time in prison. 家人的關愛和支持幫助他度過了獄中的歲月。 |
2. | ~ sth 使保持；使穩定持續to make sth continue for some time without becoming less |
| a period of sustained economic growth 經濟持續增長的時期 |
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| She managed to sustain everyone's interest until the end of her speech. 她使每個人興趣盎然，一直聽她把話講完。 |
3. | ~ sth 遭受；蒙受；經受to experience sth bad |
| to sustain damage/an injury/a defeat 遭受損失；受傷；遭到失敗 |
| The company sustained losses of millions of dollars. 公司遭受了數百萬元計的巨大損失。 |
4. | ~ sth 證明；證實to provide evidence to support an opinion, a theory, etc. |
| The evidence is not detailed enough to sustain his argument. 這一證據過于籠統，不足以證明他的論點。 |
5. | ~ sth 支撐；承受住to support a weight without breaking or falling |
| The ice will not sustain your weight. 這冰承受不了你的體重。 |
6. | ~ sth 認可；確認；準許；支持to decide that a claim, etc. is valid |
| The court sustained his claim that the contract was illegal. 法庭支持他的主張，認定該合同不合法。 |
| Objection sustained !(= said by a judge when a lawyer makes an objection in court) 反對有效！ |
英漢解釋
v. | 1. 補養;維持;加強,鼓舞;使...持續;養(家) |
英英解釋
例句
On a couple of occasions in his previous relationship Mike had not been able to sustain an erection and his previous girlfriend would sulk.
在他前一段感情中，有幾次麥克出現了不能保持勃起的情況，他的前女友就會悶悶不樂。
Restore to me the gladness of Your salvation, And sustain me with a willing spirit.
求你使我復得你救恩之樂，賜我樂意的靈扶持我。
they will also remember how lightly men talk of a leader's example, but how much it costs both the will and the body to sustain it.
他們也會記得，雖然大家談到領袖的楷模時語氣那么輕率，但要維持這個楷模，意志和身體必須付出多少東西。
Put it at the bottom of the list, because he does not think, I the current weakened state of our economy, we could sustain such a body blow.
所以這個被放在所有選擇的最后面，因為鑒于我們經濟目前的疲軟狀態，他不認為我們能夠承受這樣一個嚴重的打擊。
I found myself able to sustain the conversation on such subjects with credit, at least to my memory.
我發現自己有信心——至少對我的記憶來說能夠維持這種主題的交談。
China would probably like to see a firmer global rebound to help sustain its own recovery, as its exports remain weak.
由于出口頹勢依舊，為保證自身經濟穩步反彈，中國可能希望看到全球能實現更為強勁的復蘇。
They have less than eight percent of the mass of the sun, which is not enough to sustain the fusion reaction that keeps the sun hot.
它們的質量還不到太陽質量的8%，不能夠維持聚變反應來產生熱量。
The robber and the murderer would often escape unpunished, did not the injuries which our tempers sustain, provoke us into justice.
假如我們所感受的侮辱不能激怒我們起來要求伸張正義，強盜和殺人兇手將會常常追逐法外。
How much longer must we sustain this charade?
我們還要忍受多久這種無聊的游戲？
"I would support further steps to make sure that everyone who can sustain a mortgage and wants to stay in a home can do so, " he said.
他表示：“我會支持采取進一步的措施，以確保每個能夠維持住房貸款、并且又想保有住房的人能做到這一點。”
The lens did not sustain any serious damage as well but a direct impact on the lens could break it.
該鏡頭并沒有受到任何嚴重破壞，而且直接影響到鏡頭可以打破它中。
How can we detect how good IO subsystem do we have and how much load it can sustain.
我們怎樣檢測IO子系統性能如何，還有它能承受多少負載呢？
And nothing helps sustain your position at the front of the pack better than Oberto's authentic, handcrafted jerky.
沒有任何事情能幫助維持在包比奧博托的真實，手工制作的干你的位置更好的前面。
What you could use many newly emerging nations do not have help. Help are necessary to sustain growth.
你能用的是許多新興國家沒有幫助，幫助對可持續發展是必需的。
He said naturally growing bacteria may have helped keep the water clean enough to sustain life.
他說，也許是水池里自然生長的細菌幫助保持池水清潔維持了金魚的生命。
I thought also what it would be if I were able to sustain some friendships with my high school classmates.
另外，我也感到有點可惜，沒有與中學時代的同學維持友誼。
Given Japan's already high public debt, it would also be hard to sustain; public services might still end up in tatters.
考慮到日本公共債臺已經高筑，它即使限制年輕人就業也很難維持下去；公共服務仍有可能崩潰。
We all used to be able to sustain chaingun fire on a mid air target while we were also in mid air.
我們曾經一邊兔子跳，一邊在空中，持續不斷的用機槍擊中同樣在空中運動的敵人。
Let's face it: A business model that relies primarily on online advertising cannot sustain newspapers over the long term.
讓我們直面這樣一個現實：主要依靠在線廣告的商業模式無法將報紙長期維持下去。
Adam Posen, an external adviser to the Bank of England, said quantitative easing should resume to sustain the British economy's recovery.
亞當.柏森是英格蘭銀行的外部顧問，宣稱應該重新啟動一定數量的寬松政策以幫助英國經濟復蘇。
It was too early to tell whether the Israelis could sustain themselves on the west side of the Canal.
目前還不能斷定以色列是否能夠在運河西岸堅持下去。
Forested areas sustain almost as high a population as the agricultural sites.
森林區的種群密度幾乎與農業區的一樣高。
Can even our Ministers sustain a more humiliating disgrace?
即使各位部長大人也能容忍更多這樣的屈辱嗎？
We are advised to boost domestic demand amid global crisis to sustain growth.
我們得到的建議是，要在全球危機的背景下保增長，需要擴大內需。
Regardless of when we pull out, they're not going to be able to sustain to the level we brought them up to.
不管什么時候撤軍，他們都沒有能力保持我們幫助他們達到的那個水平。
Two friends can be better than a host. In the end, Ron and Hermione were enough to sustain Harry through the hardest parts of his journey.
兩個朋友有時勝過一幫。在故事的最后，羅恩和赫敏倆人就足夠陪伴哈利挺過最艱難的旅程了。
At this time my thoughts are with you and I hope this note may help a little bit to sustain you.
此時我很牽掛你，希望這個短訊能帶給你一點支撐的作用。
But he said he was confident India could sustain a relatively high rate of growth of 8 per cent, above the estimates of many economists.
但他表示，對于印度能夠保持8%這一相對較高水平的經濟增長有信心，這一水平超出了很多經濟學家的預期。
So the union between you and Christ must be uninterrupted; your faith must accept Christ and depend on Him to sustain the new life.
所以你與基督之間必須毫無隔閡，你當憑信接受基督，并依靠祂來供應這新生命。
So how much more are they going to be able to sustain this kind of pressure and what's going to happen?
那么它們還能承受多大的壓力，接下來的情況會如何？
The Creator instructs you to take the memories of these moments back with you, to sustain you.
造物主指導您利用這些時刻的回憶和你在一起，以維持你。
The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.
他病重在榻，耶和華必扶持他。他在病中，你必給他鋪床。
was not possible to sustain this superior life at all times, I could at least keep its signs within reach.
即使我不能每時每刻都享受這種高級生活，起碼也能把它的跡象實實在在地留在我的心間。
In defence of her homeland, China would have the capacity to sustain casualties far beyond that of the US.
在她的國土防衛，中國將有能力維持遠遠超出了美國的傷亡。
His conformation is harmoniously balanced and strong to sustain him in the long day's work.
他的構造和諧、堅固且強壯，能適應長時間的工作。
Great start from the pole, great first stint and then it looked as if you had to work very hard to sustain the pressure from Fernando.
從桿位開始的出色發車，出色的第一階段，之后看上去你必須非常努力才能繼續保持對費爾南多施壓。
Are they willing to feed and sustain Libyans holed up in those areas through such a prolonged stalemate?
他們是否愿意養活困在這些地區的利比亞人，直到漫長的僵持局面打破為止？
"It was a great place to think about how you sustain an environment that allows people to be innovative and creative. "
“這份職業提供了一個極好的場所，讓你思考如何保持一個讓人們具有創新性和創造性的環境。”
He said, "I've got to put a cast on your ankle so that you don't sustain permanent damage. "
醫生說，“我必須要在你膝蓋上固定一塊石膏模，以免造成永遠的傷害。”
As the body moves up in vibration, it requires more 'chi' to sustain consciousness in a given day, week or month.
因為身體振動的提升，它需要在特定的一天、一星期或一個月中有更多的chi去維持意識。
The war crippled their technological centers, and the Bith had to turn to imported devices to help sustain their society.
戰爭摧垮了他們各地的科技中心，比思人不得不轉而依靠進口的設備以維持社會運轉。
This form of vitamin B helps sustain the syncopation of movement between the heart and the veins and capillaries .
這種維生素B幫助維持心臟和靜脈及毛細血管之間的流程切分。
But it's been pointed out that this uptick is probably only an echo of a small baby boom in the 1980s, and may not sustain itself.
但必須指出的是，這次增長可能僅僅是80年代小嬰兒潮的余波，并不能持久。
As her legal guardian, I personally guarantee that she will be able to sustain herself while in the U. S.
我作為她的監護人，保證她在美期間有能力供養自己。
