sustaining 音标拼音: [səst'enɪŋ]
a . 支持的,持续的
支援的,持续的
Sustain \
Sus *
tain "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Sustained };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Sustaining }.] [
OE .
sustenen ,
susteinen ,
OF .
sustenir ,
sostenir ,
F .
soutenir (
the French prefix is properly fr .
L .
subtus below ,
fr .
sub under ),
L .
sustinere ;
pref .
sus - (
see {
Sub -})
tenere to hold .
See {
Tenable },
and cf .
{
Sustenance }.]
1 .
To keep from falling ;
to bear ;
to uphold ;
to support ;
as ,
a foundation sustains the superstructure ;
a beast sustains a load ;
a rope sustains a weight .
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Every pillar the temple to sustain . --
Chaucer .
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2 .
Hence ,
to keep from sinking ,
as in despondence ,
or the like ;
to support .
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No comfortable expectations of another life to sustain him under the evils in this world .
--
Tillotson .
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3 .
To maintain ;
to keep alive ;
to support ;
to subsist ;
to nourish ;
as ,
provisions to sustain an army .
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4 .
To aid ,
comfort ,
or relieve ;
to vindicate . --
Shak .
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His sons ,
who seek the tyrant to sustain . --
Dryden .
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5 .
To endure without failing or yielding ;
to bear up under ;
as ,
to sustain defeat and disappointment .
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6 .
To suffer ;
to bear ;
to undergo .
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Shall Turnus ,
then ,
such endless toil sustain ?
--
Dryden .
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You shall sustain more new disgraces . --
Shak .
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7 .
To allow the prosecution of ;
to admit as valid ;
to sanction ;
to continue ;
not to dismiss or abate ;
as ,
the court sustained the action or suit .
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8 .
To prove ;
to establish by evidence ;
to corroborate or confirm ;
to be conclusive of ;
as ,
to sustain a charge ,
an accusation ,
or a proposition .
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Syn :
To support ;
uphold ;
subsist ;
assist ;
relieve ;
suffer ;
undergo .
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32 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sustaining ":
aid ,
backing ,
bearing ,
bolstering ,
bracing ,
burdened ,
buttressing ,
carriage ,
carrying ,
holding ,
maintaining ,
maintenance ,
moral support ,
propping ,
psychological support ,
reliance ,
security blanket ,
shoring ,
subsidy ,
subvention ,
support ,
supporting ,
supportive ,
supportive relationship ,
supportive therapy ,
suspensory ,
sustainment ,
sustenance ,
sustentation ,
sustentative ,
upholding ,
upkeep
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