sustain
维持
常用释义
英音[ səˈsteɪn ]
美音[ səˈsteɪn ]
变形
第三人称单数:
sustains
现在分词:
sustaining
过去式:
sustained
过去分词:
sustained
基本释义
- 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
考试频率
六级
考频:近五年出现2次
- v. 维持; 供养 最常考
- v. 保持; 使持续
考研
考频:近五年出现2次
- vt. 支撑,撑住;维持,持续,经受,忍耐 最常考
例句
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1·Which planets can sustain life?哪些行星可以维持生命的存在?来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·The ice will not sustain your weight.这冰承受不了你的体重。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·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。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·The pillars sustain the roof of the pit.坑道顶用柱子支撑着。来源: 《新英汉大辞典》
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5·It takes a great deal of effort to sustain.这需要付出很大的努力来维持。
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6·Some of those small mammals help to sustain such big birds as golden eagles.其中的一些小型哺乳动物有助于维持金鹰等大型鸟类的生存。
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7·The food supplies necessary to sustain the large vent communities, however, must be many times the ordinary fallout.然而,维持大型火山口群落所需的食物供应量必须是普通沉降物的数倍。
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8·This allows them to produce massive crops of fruit, flowers and foliage that sustain much of the animal life in the forest.这使得他们能够生产大量的水果、鲜花和树叶,以维持森林中大部分动物的生命。
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9·These should be the area of concentration for researchers to locate and protect those regions as a way to sustain coral reefs.这些区域是研究人员应该定位并保护的中心区域,这是维持珊瑚礁群的一种方法。
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10·To compete effectively in international markets, a nation's businesses must sustain investment in intangible as well as physical assets.为了在国际市场上有效地竞争,一个国家的企业必须维持对无形资产和有形资产的投资。
网络释义
- sustain losses : 蒙受损失
同根词
词根:
sustain
sustainable
adj
可以忍受的;足可支撑的;养得起的
sustained
adj
持续的;持久的;持久不变的
sustainability
n
持续性;永续性;能维持性
sustainer
n
支持者,维持者;主发动机;支撑的人物
sustentation
n
支撑,维持;食物
sustained
v
维持(sustain的过去式和过去分词);承受
词语辨析
bear/endure/stand/sustain/tolerate.导航词义:忍受
bear:v. 忍受,忍耐.普通用词,指忍受饥饿、寒冷、疼痛、不幸、困难、侮辱等,多强调忍受者的勇敢和坚毅。
A strong man will bear hardship without complaining.
一个坚强的人会忍受困苦而不抱怨。
I cannot bear sleeping in a cold bed.
睡在冷冰冰的床上我受不了。
She was afraid that her friend wouldn't be able to bear the pain.
她担心她的朋友忍受不了这种痛苦。
endure:v. 忍受,忍耐.强调长期性,主要指对灾难、困难、疼痛等长时间地忍受而不抱怨。
Be quiet! I can't endure the racket any longer.
请安静点!我再也忍受不了这吵闹声了。
As a Black player, he often has to endure racist taunts.
作为黑人运动员,他经常得忍受种族歧视性的奚落。
It takes patience to endure hardship.
忍受苦难需要耐力。
She longs for a love that can endure all things.
她渴望一份能经受住一切考验的爱情。
stand:v. 经受;忍受.作“经受”解时,常与 could 或 can 连用,指某人或某物经得起伤害等;作“忍受”解时,主要指对某人、某种困难情况的忍受或承受,通常用于疑问句和否定句中,常可与 bear 换用。
They stood the test of natural calamity.
他们经受住了自然灾害的考验。
How can you stand/bear that noise?
你怎么能忍受那种噪音呢?
I cannot stand/bear to hear such fallacies any more.
这类谬论我再也听不下去了。
She cannot stand/bear her husband coming home late all the time.
她不能容忍丈夫老是晚回家。
sustain:v. 遭受,经受.指受到损害、创伤或金钱方面的损失。
Two soldiers from his squad sustained serious injuries.
他队中的两名士兵受了重伤。
Several companies have sustained heavy financial losses due to the unfair competition.
好几家公司都因不正当竞争而遭受了严重的经济损失。
tolerate:v. 忍受,容忍.指以克制的态度容忍令人反感或厌恶的事物,含默认、宽容之意。
Surely, we tolerate all opinions here.
当然,我们这里容许发表各种意见。
Humanity cannot tolerate such guilt.
人道主义不能容忍这种罪行。
This is more than she can tolerate.
这是她所无法忍受的。