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sustain

英 [səˈsteɪn]

美 [səˈsteɪn]

v.  维持(生命、生存); 使保持; 使稳定持续; 遭受; 蒙受; 经受

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

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bearendurestandsustaintolerate【导航词义:忍受】

bearv. 忍受,忍耐
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
endurev. 〈正式〉忍受,忍耐
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
standv. 经受;忍受
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。
sustainv. 〈正式〉遭受,经受
〔辨析〕
指受到损害、创伤或金钱方面的损失。
〔例证〕
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。
toleratev. 忍受,容忍
〔辨析〕
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。
〔例证〕
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。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 维持(生命、生存)
      to provide enough of what sb/sth needs in order to live or exist
      1. Which planets can sustain life?
        哪些行星可以维持生命的存在?
      2. 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。
    • 使保持;使稳定持续
      to make sth continue for some time without becoming less
      1. a period of sustained economic growth
        经济持续增长的时期
      2. a sustained attack
        持续的攻击
      3. 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。
    • 遭受;蒙受;经受
      to experience sth bad
      1. to sustain damage/an injury/a defeat
        遭受损失;受伤;遭到失败
      2. The company sustained losses of millions of dollars.
        公司遭受了数百万元的巨大损失。
    • 证明;证实
      to provide evidence to support an opinion, a theory, etc.
      1. 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。
    • 支撑;承受住
      to support a weight without breaking or falling
      1. The ice will not sustain your weight.
        这冰承受不了你的体重。
    • 认可;确认;准许;支持
      to decide that a claim, etc. is valid
      1. The court sustained his claim that the contract was illegal.
        法庭支持他的观点,认定该合同不合法。
      2. Objection sustained ! (= said by a judge when a lawyer makes an objection in court)
        反对成立!

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 使持续;保持
      If yousustainsomething, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time.
      1. But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age...
        而他从青年时期一直到老年都始终保持着强烈的社会良知。
      2. The parameters within which life can be sustained on Earth are extraordinarily narrow.
        地球上生命可以存活下来的地域范围是非常狭小的。
      3. ...a period of sustained economic growth throughout 1995.
        1995 年全年经济持续增长时期
    • VERB 经受;遭受;蒙受
      If yousustainsomething such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you.
      1. Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage...
        那里的每架飞机都受到了一些损坏。
      2. A seventeen-year-old tourist died late last night of injuries sustained in yesterday's bomb blast.
        一位 17 岁的游客在昨天的炸弹爆炸中受伤并于当天深夜身亡。
    • VERB 支持;支援;救济
      If somethingsustainsyou, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement.
      1. The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season...
        从经济作物中获得的收益能帮助他们度过不景气的时期。
      2. I am sustained by letters of support and what people say to me in ordinary daily life...
        这些支持的信件和人们每天对我的鼓励一直支撑着我。
      3. Sustained by this wonderful breakfast, it was with restored morale that we re-boarded our plane.
        这顿丰盛的早餐补充了我们的体力,我们又精神焕发地登上了飞机。

    英英释义

    verb

    • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
      1. She suffered a fracture in the accident
      2. He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
      3. She got a bruise on her leg
      4. He got his arm broken in the scuffle
      Synonym:sufferhaveget
    • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
      1. his story confirmed my doubts
      2. The evidence supports the defendant
      Synonym:confirmcorroboratesubstantiatesupportaffirm
    • admit as valid
      1. The court sustained the motion
    • supply with necessities and support
      1. She alone sustained her family
      2. The money will sustain our good cause
      3. There's little to earn and many to keep
      Synonym:keepmaintain
    • provide with nourishment
      1. We sustained ourselves on bread and water
      2. This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
      Synonym:nourishnurture
    • be the physical support of
      1. The beam holds up the roof
      2. He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
      3. What's holding that mirror?
      Synonym:holdsupporthold up
    • lengthen or extend in duration or space
      1. We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
      2. prolong the treatment of the patient
      3. keep up the good work
      Synonym:prolongkeep up

    双语例句

    • It would be futile to sustain his life when there is no chance of any improvement.
      如果没有任何好转的机会,继续维持他的生命也是无益的。
    • They have since lost the will to sustain it.
      自那以来,他们就失去了维持这一决心的意愿。
    • The capacity of scientific and technological innovation to sustain and boost economic and social development was markedly increased.
      科技创新支撑和引领经济社会发展的能力明显增强。
    • The people who sustain the worst losses are usually those who overreach.
      不自量力者往往摔得最惨。
    • Only a well-developed education can sustain scientific and technological progress and economic development.
      教育水平提高了,科技进步和经济发展才有后劲。
    • Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage
      那里的每架飞机都受到了一些损坏。
    • The goal has been to establish and sustain a nation of viable family farms.
      目标是要建立一个能够使家庭农场得以存续的国家,并使其维持下去。
    • It's hard to sustain a conversation with her.
      要和她持续谈话很困难。
    • Enhance, grow and sustain fair, responsible and profitable dealings with customers.
      加强,发展和维持公平的,负责任的和盈利的客户打交道。
    • I can no longer sustain this form.
      我不能再维持这种状态了。