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sustain
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Derivatives :
n
sustainer
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n
sustainment
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adj
sustainable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- sustain
[səs'teɪn]
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1.
vt.
[+interest]
[ growth]
[ life etc]
维持
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2.
vt.
[+person]
支撑
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3.
vt.
[+injury]
[ loss]
[ defeat]
遭受
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- sustain
[səˈsteɪn]
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1.
vt.
维持，保持，使继续
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We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible.
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只要有可能，我们就维持外交谈判。
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2.
vt.
[Formal]
遭受，蒙受，经受
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3.
vt.
维持生命，靠吃……为生
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We sustained ourselves on bread and water.
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我们依靠面包和水维系生命。
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4.
vt.
供养，抚养，为……提供生计
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The money will sustain our good cause.
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这些资金将能够维持我们的伟大事业。
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She alone sustained her family.
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她独自支撑着家庭。
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5.
vt.
[Formal]
承重，支承，支撑
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6.
vt.
[Law]
认可，准许，确认……为正当
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The court sustained the motion.
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法庭支持该提议。
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7.
vt.
证明，证实
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8.
vt.
激励，使振作
Collins English-English Dictionary
- sustain
[sə'steɪn]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to hold up under; withstand
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to sustain great provocation
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2.
vt.
to undergo (an injury, loss, etc); suffer
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to sustain a broken arm
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3.
vt.
to maintain or prolong
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to sustain a discussion
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4.
vt.
to support physically from below
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5.
vt.
to provide for or give support to, esp by supplying necessities
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to sustain one's family
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to sustain a charity
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6.
vt.
to keep up the vitality or courage of
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7.
vt.
to uphold or affirm the justice or validity of
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to sustain a decision
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8.
vt.
to establish the truth of; confirm
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9.
n
[music]
the prolongation of a note, by playing technique or electronics
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10.
n
[Etymology]
C13: via Old French from Latin sustinere to hold up, from sub- + tenere to hold
Examples
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to sustain a verdict
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确认裁决
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The ammunition must be portioned to sustain the regiments' daily fight.
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必须将这批军火配给这个团，以保障他们日常的作战需要。
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For this reason these substances cannot sustain a chain reaction.
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因此，这些物质不能维持链式反应。
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As her legal guardian, I personally guarantee that she will be able to sustain herself while in the U. S.
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我作为她的监护人，保证她在美期间有能力供养自己。
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No physical courage and no brute instinct can take the place of the Divine help which alone can sustain him.
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身体的勇气、肉体的本能，都不能取代神的帮助，只有神能够支撑他们。
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