sustain

释义

vt.维持; 支撑，支持; 遭受，忍受; 供养

词态变化

第三人称单数 :   sustains ; 过去式 :   sustained ; 过去分词 :   sustained ; 现在分词 :   sustaining ;

实用场景例句

Sustaining his profound social commitment throughout the journey from youthful vigor to elderly wisdom, he never faltered in his convictions.

从青春活力到暮年智慧的人生旅途中，他始终保持着深厚的社会责任感，从未动摇过信念。

金山词霸

Sustaining life on Earth requires conditions that fall within an exceptionally limited range.

维持地球上的生命需要极其有限范围内的条件。

金山词霸

Several planes stored in the hangar have sustained various levels of structural harm.

那间机库里存放的几架飞机都遭受了不同程度的机体损伤。

金山词霸

A youthful guest sustained life-threatening wounds in the previous explosion and succumbed to death by daybreak.

一位年轻的客人在前日的爆炸中持续受到致命伤，天亮前不幸身亡。

金山词霸

The profits from their marketable harvests could sustain them during the challenging seasons.

来自可销售作物的利润可以在充满挑战的季节里维持他们的生活。

金山词霸

Through the uplifting letters and the motivational words from others in everyday encounters, I feel sustained by their unwavering support.

这些鼓舞人心的信件和他人日常交流中的激励话语，让我因他们坚定的支持而倍感支撑。

金山词霸

a phase of sustained environmental progress

环境持续改善的阶段

金山词霸

a sustained effort

持续的努力

金山词霸

She was able to sustain the audience's attention throughout her entire presentation.

她成功吸引了观众的注意力，贯穿了她的整个演讲。

金山词霸

真题例句

A new Peabody study of the Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K program reports that pre-K works, but the gains are not sustained through the third grade.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

But, in the years that followed, her sustained tutoring suggested that Kafka might be wrong about the solitude.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

marriages are hard to sustain without social or family pressures

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气).

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

It cannot be sustained when friends move far apart.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

Some of those small mammals help to sustain such big birds as golden eagles.

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

The idea is that we are taking more out of what you might call the planet's environmental bank balance than it can sustain; we are living beyond our ecological means.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

For almost five centuries a very large supply of cod ( ' , 鳕 鱼) provided abundant raw material for an industry which at its peak employed about 40,000 people, sustaining entire communities in Newfoundland.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Without sustained external pressure it seems certain Mr.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

In its 1994 report, the World Bank argued that the current pension system in most countries could not be sustained in the long term.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

not be sustained in the long term

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Group exercise is one of the most effective ways to improve physical fitness and sustain a healthy lifestyle.

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

However， Allen believed that the unconscious mind generates as much action as the conscious mind， and while we may be able to sustain the illusion of control through the conscious mind alone， in reality we are continually faced with a question： “Why cannot I make myself do this or achieve that？ ”Since desire and will are damaged by the presence of thoughts that do not accord with desire， Allen concluded ： “ We do not attract what we want， but what we are.

出自-2011年考研翻译原文

The most loyal customers would still get the product they favor, the idea goes, and they’d feel like they were helping sustain the quality of something they believe in.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

A "town of culture" could be not just about the arts but about honoring a town's peculiarities-helping sustain its high street, supporting local facilities and above all celebrating its people and turn it into action.

2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

But because hard laughter is difficult to sustain, a good laugh is unlikely to have measurable benefits the way, say, walking or jogging does.

2011年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

The most loyal customers would still get the product they favor, the idea goes, and they'd feel like they were helping sustain the quality of something they believe in.

2016年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Verb

1. lengthen or extend in duration or space;

"We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"

"prolong the treatment of the patient"

"keep up the good work"

2. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses);

"She suffered a fracture in the accident"

"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"

"She got a bruise on her leg"

"He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

3. provide with nourishment;

"We sustained ourselves on bread and water"

"This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

4. supply with necessities and support;

"She alone sustained her family"

"The money will sustain our good cause"

"There's little to earn and many to keep"

5. be the physical support of; carry the weight of;

"The beam holds up the roof"

"He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"

"What's holding that mirror?"

6. admit as valid;

"The court sustained the motion"

7. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts;

"his story confirmed my doubts"

"The evidence supports the defendant"