sustain
- v. 维持，保持；维持……的生命；遭受，经受；（在体力或精神方面）支持，支撑；承受住……的重量；证实，证明；认可，赞成，确认；（演员）充分表演（角色，人物），扮演
- n. （乐）延音
[ 第三人称单数 sustains 现在分词 sustaining 过去式 sustained 过去分词 sustained ]
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可持续 - 引用次数：91
"Water is the fountain of life ",and also the important material base for a city to sustain growth of production.
“水是生命的源泉”，是城市可持续发展的重要物质基础。
参考来源 - 大连市水资源的开发与利用 -
支持 - 引用次数：11
So the city should offer people space to act. the space should sustain the action.
空间中要体现对行为发生的支持。
参考来源 - 行为价值体系与城市空间系统
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sustain [ sə'stein ]
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v.
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lengthen or extend in duration or space
"We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
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provide with nourishment
"We sustained ourselves on bread and water"
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supply with necessities and support
"She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
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admit as valid
"The court sustained the motion"
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
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lengthen or extend in duration or space
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
sustain /səˈsteɪn/ CET4 TEM4 ( sustaining, sustained, sustains )
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V-T If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. 保持
例：He has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age.
他从青年时代到晚年一直保持着强烈的社会良知。
例：Recovery can't be sustained unless more jobs are created.
除非有更多的工作机会被创造出来，否则复苏无法保持下去。
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V-T If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you. 遭受 [正式]
例：Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage.
那里的每架飞机都遭到了一些损坏。
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V-T If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement. 支撑 [正式]
例：The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season.
他们从经济作物中得到的那些现金红利能支撑他们度过歉收季节。
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Which planets can sustain life?
哪些行星可以维持生命的存在？
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The ice will not sustain your weight.
这冰承受不了你的体重。
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The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season.
他们从经济作物中得到的那些现金红利能支撑他们度过歉收季节。
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"During that time she can make regular income and she has a savings account and she begins to study and plan for launching a business, which is her business and which will sustain her once she graduates from BeadforLife.
VOA: special.2010.06.28
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With any innovation, it's important not only to launch it properly but also to consider how to sustain it over time.
对于任何发明，重要的不仅仅是,正确的使用它，还要考虑,怎样维护它。
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So we're talking about a poem being able to sustain itself in the world to be equal to the world.
因此，一首高贵的诗歌能够,在这个世界中维持自我并与这个世界媲美。
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