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