sustain
v[Tn]
1 (fml 文) bear (weight) without breaking or falling
support 承受?。ㄖ亓浚? 支承; 支撐
Will this shelf sustain the weight of all these books? 這個書架承受得住這些書的重量嗎?
2
(a) keep (sb/sth) alive or in existence 維持(某人[某物])的生命或存在
You should eat good sustaining food, ie food that gives strength. 你應該吃些能增強體力的食物.
not enough oxygen to sustain life 氧氣稀少不足以維持生命
Only the hope that the rescuers were getting nearer sustained the trapped miners, ie kept them cheerful and enabled them to stay alive. 遇難礦工盼望援救人員正在接近他們, 這是他們賴以堅持下去的唯一希望.
(b) keep (a sound, an effort, etc) going; maintain 使(聲音、 努力等)持續下去; 保持
The book's weakness is the author's inability to sustain an argument. 該書的缺點在於作者未能把論證展開.
sustain a note, ie continue to play or sing it without interruption 繼續演奏(或演唱)某一音符
make a sustained effort to finish off the work 堅持不懈以完成該項工作
The clapping was sustained for several minutes. 掌聲持續了幾分鐘.
3 (fml 文) undergo (sth); suffer 經受(某事物); 遭受
sustain a defeat, an injury, a loss 遭受失敗、 傷害、 損失
He sustained a severe blow on the head. 他頭部受到重擊.
4 (law 律) decide that (a claim, etc) is valid; uphold 確認(某項要求等)正當有效; 認可; 準許
The court sustained his claim that the contract was illegal. 法庭確認他的要求正當, 宣布該合同不合法.
Objection sustained! 反對有效!
?? 考研助記
在下面(sus)拿著(tain): 支撐
?? 擴展釋義
*[s?'stein]vt. 承受, 支持, 供養, 繼續, 忍受, 蒙受, 證實, 準許【電】 持續相關詞組: sustain the part of
?? 醫學釋義
支持,經受
?? 同詞根單詞
taintn. 污點,污名;<廢〉氣味;傳染,腐敗;
vt. 使變質;使污染;敗壞;玷污;
vi. 被污染;敗壞;腐壞;