- 支撑,支持;承受…的压力(或重量):
to sustain the main beam
支撑主梁的重量
- 担负…的费用;承受(负担、指责等):
to sustain the charges of travelling
担负旅游的一切费用
- 蒙受,遭受(损失等):
to sustain losses
蒙受损失
to sustain a misfortune
遭受不幸
- 忍受;忍受住:
to sustain the sufferings by force
强忍心中的痛苦
How long will you sustain the rudeness of your boss?
对你上司的粗暴无礼你还能忍受多久?
- 保持,维持,使持续不断:
to sustain a conversation
一直不停地谈话
to sustain one's sober mind
保持头脑清醒
- 给…以力量(或勇气、信心等),鼓励,使振作:
Sustained by you,I, at long last, finished my work.
在你的支持鼓舞下,我终于完成了这部作品,
- 支援;救济:
to sustain people in the afflicted area
支援灾区
- 供养,为…提供食物(或生计),赡养:
to sustain a family of five
养活五口之家
The poor man sustains himself by begging.
那个可怜人以乞讨为生。
- 供应(机关、单位等):
I am in charge of sustaining the first-aid centre with blood plasma.
我负责为急救中心供应血浆。
- 确认,认可;(法院)确认…正当(或正确);准许:
The judge sustained the lawyer's objection.
法官确认律师反对成立。
His request to be release on probation has not been sustained .
他尚未获准假释。
- 证实,证明:
The future will sustain my suspicion.
事态的发展将会证明我的怀疑是对的。
- 扮演(角色);充分表演(人物)