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vt.支持¹⁶;承受¹³;维持⁶⁹;认可¹;经受¹原型sustain的三单形容词sustainable名词sustainability过去分词sustained现在分词sustaining三单sustains
v.动词
vt. 支撑; 维持; 支持keep from falling or sinking; keep up; maintain vt. 蒙受; 遭受suffer; undergo vt. 确认…有效; 准许decide that a claim, etc. is valid; uphold
Verb:
lengthen or extend in duration or space;We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible prolong the treatment of the patient keep up the good work undergo as of injuries and illnesses;She suffered a fracture in the accident He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars She got a bruise on her leg He got his arm broken in the scuffle provide with nourishment;We sustained ourselves on bread and water This kind of food is not nourishing for young children supply with necessities and support;She alone sustained her family The money will sustain our good cause There's little to earn and many to keep be the physical support of; carry the weight of;The beam holds up the roof He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam What's holding that mirror? admit as valid;The court sustained the motion establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts;his story confirmed my doubts The evidence supports the defendant
v.动词
sustain, bolster, brace, buttress, maintain, prop, support这组词的共同意思是“支撑”。其区别在于:support指有基础或基座来承受某物的压力或重量,使其不坍塌或倒下,用于比喻可指能够经受住艰难困苦而不屈服; bolster指用垫枕等支撑物来支撑或承受负荷; brace指用支柱、支架来支住、撑牢某物,使其能抗住压力; buttress指用在建筑物应力点上加扶壁的办法来支住、加固某物,引申指用物质、金钱、事实等来支持某论点; maintain指保持某种状况或状态,给予所需的力量,以防力量、价值等有所损失; prop指支持需要立即加强或加固的事物; sustain强调始终不渝地支撑或保持。例如: This matter bolstered up his pride.这件事提高了他的自尊心。
The struts are firmly braced.构架的支柱很牢固。
She buttressed her argument with lots of solid facts.她用很多具体事实来支持她的论点。
The state maintains the highways.政府养护公路。
She propped up the baby's head by putting her hand behind its neck.她把手放在婴孩的头后,支撑他的头。
She was sustained by pride in her family.对家庭的自豪感支持着她。sustain, experience, experiment, suffer, undergo这组词的共同意思是“经历”。其区别是： 1.experience指人们“经历”过的事情,即生活中所遇到的事情或通过学习、实践取得经验的过程; experiment指科学家进行的试验或为了检验某种效果而进行的任何活动; suffer指体验到伤害和困苦; sustain指遭受苦难,但不一定有勇气或坚忍精神; undergo强调被迫经受不愉快的事或苦难,也可指经历时间。例如: The Chinese people have experienced untold sufferings under imperialist oppression.在帝国主义的压迫下,中国人民遭受了无数的苦难。
They experimented on electricity.他们做电学实验。
He seemed to have suffered a great deal.他好像受了很多苦。
He has sustained a great loss by the death of his father.父亲死了,他遭受了巨大损失。
He undergoes hardships.他备尝艰难。2.experience通常与动词have连用,而experiment通常与动词do连用。 back，uphold，support，sustain，advocate这些动词均有“支持，支援，拥护”之意。 back通常指对论点、行动、事业等的强有力支持。 uphold既可指积极努力对陷入困境者的支持，也可指给某人在行动、道义或信仰上的支持。 support含义广泛，多指在道义上或物质上支持某人，也可指对某项事业的支持。 sustain侧重指连续不断的支持。 advocate多指通过写文章或发表演说等来支持或拥护，往往暗示提倡某事或为某事辩护。 undergo，experience，sustain，suffer这些动词均有“经历，经受，遭受”之意。 undergo多指经受艰难、痛苦、不愉快或危险等事。 experience指亲身经受或体验某事。 sustain指遭受痛苦或承受负担。 suffer常可与sustain通用，尤指受到损害或伤害。 13世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的sustenir，意为忍受，支持；最初源自拉丁语的sustinere，意为支持。
用作动词 v.
～+名词sustain an attempt经受尝试sustain a defeat吃败仗sustain the injury受到伤害sustain life支撑生活sustain losses蒙受损失～+副词sustain faithfully有诚意地认可sustain materially从物质上维持sustain precisely确认有效sustain spiritually从精神上坚持
近义词 bearkeepupholdsupport
用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.The pillars sustain the roof.几根柱子支撑着屋顶。
The branches could hardly sustain the weight of fruit.树枝已很难支撑水果的重量。
Arches sustain the weight of the roof.拱形结构承受着屋顶的重量。
Will this light shelf sustain the weight of all these books?这个轻便书架承受得住所有这些书的重量吗?
The book's weakness is the author's inability to sustain an argument.该书的缺点在于作者未能把论证展开。
He sustained a son at the university.他供养儿子上大学。
His comforting words helped to sustain me in my faith during those dark days.在那黑暗的日子里,他的安慰支持了我的信念。
Only the hope that the rescuers were getting nearer sustained the trapped miners.遇难矿工盼望救援人员正在接近他们,这是他们赖以坚持下去的唯一希望。
These provisions will sustain us for a week.这些存粮可以维持我们一周的食用。
He's not capable of sustaining shocks.他经受不住精神打击。
The trucking company was able to sustain the severe fuel shortage.该卡车公司能经受得了这严重的汽油短缺。
The pilot sustained severe injuries when his plane crashed.飞机坠毁时,飞行员受了重伤。
He sustained a severe blow on the head.他的头部受到重击。
The court sustained his claim that the contract was illegal.法庭承认他的要求正当,宣布该合同不合法。
The facts sustain his theory.这些事实都证明了他的理论。
New data sustained our earlier findings.新的证据证实了我们以前所得的数据。
This book can sustain comparison with the classics.这本书可以和古典文学媲美。
She was sustained by pride in her family.对家庭的自豪感支持着她。
His claim was sustained by the court.他的要求得到了法庭的认可。
The clapping was sustained for several minutes.掌声持续了几分钟。
v.动词
sustain的基本意思是“承受住重量”,指不断支撑或维持不衰弱。有时也可表示通过提供必需的物质或精神的营养品以支持某人、某事物。引申为“经受”。还可表示“确认…正当有效”“准许”。 sustain是及物动词,接名词、代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。 sustain有时指“遭受”，但同suffer，receive，get等比较，sustain的这个用法不普遍，一般用在injury，loss，leak，bruise，defeat等词的前面。
动词99%,名词1%
用作及物动词His hope for futuresustainedhim.对未来的希望支持了他。
The ice will notsustainyour weight.这冰承受不了你的体重。
Some species may not be able tosustainthe pressure from such prevalent raids.一些物种无法承受这种猖撅的偷猎行为带来的压力。
They had sufficient food tosustainlife.他们有足够维持生命的食物。
The judgesustainedhis objection.法官认可他的异议。
The trucking company was able tosustainthe severe fuel shortage .该卡车公司能经受得了这严重的汽油短缺。verb.keep up, maintain
同义词 assist,bolster,buoy,continue,defend,help,nurse,preserve,saveaid,approve,back,bankroll,bear,befriend,brace,buttress,carry,comfort,confirm,convey,endorse,favor,feed,foster,lug,nourish,nurture,pack,prolong,prop,protract,ratify,relieve,supply,support,tote,transfer,transport,uphold,validate,verifygo for,keep alive,keep from falling,keep going,lend a hand,provide for,shore up,stand by,stick up for
反义词 harm,hinder,hurt,obstruct,stop,abbreviate,condemn,contradict,deny,deprive,disagree,disapprove,discourage,disprove,hold,ignore,injure,invalidate,keep,let down,let go,maintain,neglect,oppose,refuse,reject,shorten,starve,take,trouble,veto,weakenabstain,discontinue,haltverb.endure, experience
同义词 withstand,undergo,feel,tolerate,see,have,sufferstomach,brook,bear,abide,stand,encounter,go,digest,knowbear with,take it,bear up under,hang in,live with,put up with,stand up to
反义词 haltstopabstain,discontinuemisunderstand,surrender,shun,evade,avoid,reject,refuse,disallow The near view gives the region its charm; the distant one sustains it. The oil industry and shipbuilding both thrive along the coast.
近处的风景固然迷人，远处的景象才是背后的动力，那就是沿河两岸蓬勃发展的石油业和造船工业。 ecocn
The report said North Korea has a range of legitimate trade offices but also sustains links with international criminal organisations to pursue the banned trades.
报告指出，为进行违禁贸易，朝鲜不仅有合法的贸易公司，也与国际犯罪组织保持联系。 yeeyan
There's a lot to like about the policy; it sustains private demand and reduces consumer uncertainty while reducing the incidence of the long-term unemployment that now afflicts the American economy.
这项政策的好处还有很多；它维持了私人需求，在减少长期失业发生率的同时减少了消费者的不确定性，而美国经济正受到来自长期失业的困扰。 ecocn
“ It deploys capabilities that are proven and cost effective, and it sustains and builds upon our commitment to protect the US homeland, ” he said.
他说：“它建立在已接受验证的系统之上并具有成本效益，同时它维持和建立于我们对保护美国国土的承诺。” yeeyan
And as I sit with my IV drip, I'm mindful of those in government and business who would smash the delicate mechanism of the hospital and shatter the network of dependence that sustains me.
当我坐在那里接受静脉注射时，我想到了那些政界和商界中可能会摧毁医院薄弱的机制并破坏支撑着我的可依赖网络的人。 yeeyan
But does the food that sustains half of humanity also increase the risk of cancer for some?
但是支撑世界上一半人口的主食会存在增加患癌症风险的问题吗？ yeeyan
But the memory of this girl sustains me through the terror, the pain, the hopelessness.
但是对那个姑娘的思念让我挺过了那些恐惧，疼痛和绝望。 yeeyan
But what sustains you in between is having something that interests you both enough that you can share it, talk about it, do it together.
但是能让你们地久天长的，是你们都感兴趣并因此可以分享，谈论，一块儿去做的那些东西。 yeeyan
Every day, I get emails and comments that are amazingly positive and encouraging, and in truth these messages are the very thing that sustains my blogging.
每天，我都收到充满不可思议的肯定和鼓励的邮件及评论，而事实上这些信息也正是支持我坚持写博客的原因。 yeeyan
If the hugely complex web of chemical and biological interactions that sustains most life does tip seriously out of kilter, the planet will find a new equilibrium, as it has in the past.
如果由化学和生物相互作用造就的支撑绝大多数生命形式的异常复杂的网络真的预示了严重的失衡，那么地球会像过去一样，找到一种新的平衡。 yeeyan
Most people do not understand basic scientific facts about happiness, about what creates and sustains it, and they consequently do not spend money in ways that optimize their happiness.
大多数人并不理解有关幸福的基本的科学事实——以什么创造和维持——人们因此并不花金钱在能优化幸福的方式上。 blog.sina.com.cn
Now we are back to talking about the people who created this crisis and the system that sustains them.
时过境迁，现在人们又开始谈论那些人，就是那些人在体系制度的庇护下制造了危机。 yeeyan
Our welfare and redistribution system sustains an industry of tens of millions of both public and private“ aid” workers.
我们的社会福利以及再分配制度像制造业一样，支撑着数以千万计的公共及私人“援助”人员。 yeeyan
Reducing armaments and curbing the international arms trade, thereby restricting the availability of the hardware that sustains wars once they begin.
裁军并且控制国际武器贸易，以此来限制国家获得维持战争一旦战争开始的硬件。 yeeyan
Some scholars conclude that a government with finite resources should simply stop paying for medical care that sustains life beyond a certain age- say83 or so.
有学者认为，由于政府资源有限，对于超过一定年龄的人--比如83岁左右--不应该提供医疗费用以延长其生命了。 hjenglish
Surrounding this will be the life support hardware that sustains it and presents the user with a reasonable programming environment.
其外围将会是生命支持硬件以支援核心并把适当的编程环境呈现给用户。 ibm
That was worrying because the collective faith that sustains the NPT is easily frayed.
这种局面令人担忧，因为支撑着《核不扩散条约》的集体信念很容易瓦解。 ecocn
The whole idea that money must grow in order to sustain economic growth gives the impression that money somehow sustains economic activity.
货币必须增长以支撑经济增长的整个想法给人的这样的假象，那就是货币在某种程度上支撑了经济活动。 yeeyan
This body of soldiery- which still sustains a corporate existence, and marches down from past ages with an ancient and honourable fame- was composed of no mercenary materials.
这个士兵组成的方阵，里面没有一个是雇佣兵，因此仍然保持着一个整体而存在，他们从拥有古老而荣誉的声名的过去的岁月中齐步走来。 hjenglish
This richness of life and the harmony that sustains it should give us pause.
如此丰富的生命，和如此恒久的和谐，让我们踌躇顾虑。 yeeyan
To begin, soon after a dolphin sustains an injury such as a shark bite, surrounding blubber appears to extend a whitish layer over the exposed area to protect it.
开始，海豚刚遭受一个创伤，比如说被鲨鱼咬了，周围的鲸脂就会将它发白的脂肪层覆盖在受伤区域以起到保护作用。 yeeyan
To show up in a conscious way that builds and sustains your brand, three key attributes must be in place: Consistency, Distinctiveness, and Engaging.
以有意识的表现方式建立和维护你的品牌，有三个关键特征是不可或缺的：一致性、独特性和参与。 yeeyan
To some extent, a sort of folk belief sustains them.
在一定程度上，一些民间信仰支撑着他们。 ecocn
Understanding this cycle is important, both because it sustains life on Earth and because it is bound up with the rate of global warming.
理解这种循环很重要，不仅因为碳循环维持地球上的生命，而且因为它对于全球变暖的速度有密切关系。 ecocn |