sustain

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. 保持
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。
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。
2. V-T If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you. 遭受[正式]
Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage. 那里的每架飞机都遭到了一些损坏。
3. V-T If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement. 支撑[正式]
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。

It proved particularly difficult to sustain the interest of the older children .
This year's harvest is insufficient to sustain a growing population .
Economic growth cannot be sustained without a rise in inflation .
This planet is unable to sustain human or plant life .
The team were finally victorious after a sustained effort to succeed .