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词汇 sustain
释义

sustain

/sә`sten/

(过去式: sustained; 过去完成式: sustained; 现在进行式: sustaining)

v.t.

To hold up or support.

支撑;支持。

Arches sustain the weight of the roof.

拱支承屋顶的重量。

To maintain or keep up.

继续;维持。

To support, or keep alive.

维系生命;供养。

Food sustains life.

食物滋养生命。

To undergo.

遭受。

He sustained a great loss in the accident.

他在意外中蒙受重大损失。

To bear up against; withstand.

受得起;承担。

I couldn't sustain such an act.

我不能忍受这种行为。

It will not sustain comparison with another.

不足以与另一物相比。

To keep up the courage or spirits of; encourage.

振作;鼓励。

His faith sustained him.

信心使他振作。

To prove.

证明。

The facts sustained his theory.

事实证实他的理论。

To confirm, as an accusation with proof.

指证(如有证据之控告)。

To allow or admit as valid.

准许;确认。

derivatives

adj. sustainable. n. sustainer. n. sustainability.

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