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单词 sustain
释义 sustain¹ /səˈsteɪn/ vt.
1.(keep up)+ discussion使持续;使继续;+ effort, growth, interest保持

The problem was how to create and sustain public interest.问题在于如何制造出公众兴趣点, 并使其得以保持。

The parameters within which life can be sustained on Earth are extraordinarily narrow.地球上可以承载生命的区域极为狭小。

Sustaining an uncomfortable position for prolonged periods creates bad posture.长期保持不舒服的姿势会使得体态不优美。

2.<正式>(suffer)+ damage, defeat, loss经受;遭受;蒙受;+ wound, injury遭受

nerves which may sustain damage during surgery外科手术中可能受损的神经

A seventeen-year-old tourist died late last night of injuries sustained in yesterday's bomb blast.一名17岁的游客在昨天的炸弹爆炸中受伤, 并于深夜死亡。

3.<正式>(keep going; physically)+ person供养;支持

One slice of bread was not going to sustain me for long.只吃一片面包我是撑不了多久的。

The cash crop would sustain them through the lean times.经济作物能帮助他们度过荒季。

4.<正式>(keep going; mentally)+ person支持;给…以活力(或勇气);使振作

I am sustained by letters of support.鼓励的信件支撑着我。

5.(prove, support)+ idea, statement, theory证实;证明
6.【律】(uphold)+ decision支持;+ law维护

Objection, Your Honour! – Sustained!反对, 法官大人!——反对有效!

7.(withstand)+ criticism, provocation承受;+ cold, temptation经受住

But any industry cannot sustain repeated criticism from consumer groups, regardless of whether it is misguided.消费者团体的一再批判——不管是不是被误导的——哪家企业都承受不了。

8.<正式>(physically;hold up)支撑;支持
sustain² /səˈsteɪn/ n.
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