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sustain/səˈstein/ v. & n.●v. tr. 1 support, bear the weight of, esp. for a long period (尤指长期)支撑,承重 2 give strength to; encourage, support 给…以力量;鼓励,支持 3 (of food) give nourishment to (食物)提供营养,维持生命 4 endure, stand; bear up against 忍受,承受;经受 5 undergo or suffer (defeat or injury etc.) 蒙受,遭受(失败、伤害等) 6 (of a court etc.) uphold or decide in favour of (an objection etc.) (法庭等)认可,赞成(异议等) 7 substantiate or corroborate (a statement or charge) 确认,证实(陈述或指控) 8 maintain or keep (a sound, effort, etc.) going continuously 保持,使(声音、努力等)持续 9 continue to represent (a part, character, etc.) adequately 胜任(某一角色、人物等) ●n. Mus. the effect or result of sustaining a note, esp. electronically 【音】延长音的效果(尤指电子音乐) □ sustainedly /-nidli/ adv.□ sustainer n.□ sustainment n.[Middle English via Anglo-French sustein-, Old French so(u)stein-, stressed stem of so(u)stenir, from Latin sustinēre sustent- (as SUB-, tenēre ‘hold’)] |