sustain

美 [sə'steɪn]

英 [sə'steɪn]

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

搭配

v.+n.

sustain recovery,sustain interest,sustain relationship,level sustain,sustain damage

sustain

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1.	~ sb/sth 维持（生命、生存）to provide enough of what sb/sth needs in order to live or exist

	Which planets can sustain life? 哪些行星可以维持生命的存在？
	The love and support of his family sustained him during his time in prison. 家人的关爱和支持帮助他度过了狱中的岁月。

2.	~ sth 使保持；使稳定持续to make sth continue for some time without becoming less

	a period of sustained economic growth 经济持续增长的时期
	a sustained attack 持续的攻击
	She managed to sustain everyone's interest until the end of her speech. 她使每个人兴趣盎然，一直听她把话讲完。

3.	~ sth 遭受；蒙受；经受to experience sth bad

	to sustain damage/an injury/a defeat 遭受损失；受伤；遭到失败
	The company sustained losses of millions of dollars. 公司遭受了数百万元计的巨大损失。

4.	~ sth 证明；证实to provide evidence to support an opinion, a theory, etc.

The evidence is not detailed enough to sustain his argument.

这一证据过于笼统，不足以证明他的论点。

5.	~ sth 支撑；承受住to support a weight without breaking or falling

The ice will not sustain your weight.

这冰承受不了你的体重。

6.	~ sth 认可；确认；准许；支持to decide that a claim, etc. is valid

	The court sustained his claim that the contract was illegal. 法庭支持他的主张，认定该合同不合法。
	Objection sustained !(= said by a judge when a lawyer makes an objection in court) 反对有效！