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。 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。 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。 adj. sustainable. n. sustainer. n. sustainability. |