sustain的意思|sustain的解释-里氏词典

Sustain \Sus*tain"\, n.
One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer.
[Obs.]

I waked again, for my sustain was the Lord. --Milton.

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.

Every pillar the temple to sustain. --Chaucer.

2. Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the
like; to support.

No comfortable expectations of another life to
sustain him under the evils in this world.
--Tillotson.

3. To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to
nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army.

4. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate. --Shak.

His sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain. --Dryden.

5. To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under;
as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.

6. To suffer; to bear; to undergo.

Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain?
--Dryden.

You shall sustain more new disgraces. --Shak.

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.

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.

Syn: To support; uphold; subsist; assist; relieve; suffer;
undergo.

"We fell slightly short in the second year, and by the third year, it was clear revenue growth couldn't sustain publishing," says Mr. Jennings.
The movie only hints at what drives Patti to the road and the grungy gigs that sustain her.
He has been rewarded by acquiescence, if not enthusiasm, from the leader of the province's most important political party. It will be harder now than it has ever been to sustain that careful political balancing act.
Yesterday's consumer credit data show the recovery is taking hold, but the balance of payments is too fragile to sustain consumer-led growth for long.
All went directly to sustain the Iranian war machine at a time when Washington's official, public policy was to prevent any nation or private supplier from making weapons available to that same machine.
In the absence of bullish news, the soybean market could not sustain the price levels reached Thursday amid signs of strong soybean meal demand and prospective Soviet buying, analysts said.
Ventures in process engineering and water supply overseas could help sustain dividend growth if the regulator gets tough.
That is more than enough to sustain a veto in the 109-member House, although supporters of the bill say they have enough votes for an override in the Senate.
We'll sustain every veto he's got." An unarmed Soviet man forced an Aeroflot airliner on a domestic flight with 26 people aboard to land in Finland on Friday and then asked for political asylum.
The new plans include sufficient provision to sustain police numbers, taking account of the savings to come from the Sheehy reforms.
The $47.9 million measure, which was approved 87-7, will sustain the U.S.-backed Contras in cease-fire zones within Nicaragua where they are to await the outcome of national reconciliation talks with the Sandinista government.
Without reductions in the deficit it would be impossible to sustain the recovery which now seems in sight. There was a more optimistic sub-text also.
The committee sought to deflect suggestions that an agency other than NASA should be in charge of space activities, saying "NASA and only NASA" has the knowledge and expertise to sustain the country's space program.
In addition, the large open interest in the March contract finally took its toll, they said, and the market's inability to sustain an advance despite strong world demand for sugar prompted traders to liquidate positions.
President Reagan has enough votes to sustain a veto.
Profit-taking and quiet days in the Persian Gulf following Monday's combat have helped sustain a slide in oil futures prices.
If confidence returns, everything else will come right. If, as some fear, the world is really on the edge of a 1930s style slump, all governments must stand ready to borrow to sustain economic activity.
President Bush, lobbying to sustain his veto of legislation to protect Chinese students from deportation, said today Congress "will have only itself to blame" if it overrides his veto and authorities in Beijing retaliate.
The appeals court said the kind of punishment alleged in the lawsuit can sustain a federal lawsuit even if a lawsuit could have been filed in state court.
Many of Asia's stock markets rose impressively in this year's first quarter, but investment professionals say that with the exception of Japan, it isn't clear how long Asian equities will sustain their rebound.
Many miners will not be able to sustain operations.' Malaysia's economy grew by more than 8 per cent in each of the last five years.
But once the show becomes an established hit (which I predict it will), this ratio is going to be tough to sustain.
With sales of only about $50 million a year, "MacGregor was just too small to sustain the previous sales strategy that aimed for a much wider range of customers," Mr. Miettinen said.
His declaration of support for a dynamic market economy is meaningless unless he shows that he knows what it would take to sustain it. Leadership may be about broad perspectives and aspirations.
Some traders were disheartened by what they called the market's failure to sustain the momentum of a rally that began two days earlier.
An estimated $3.5 million is expected to be attached to the bill on the floor next week to pay for food and nonlethal aid to sustain the Contra forces.
There have been worries recently that the company may not be able to sustain its phenomenal growth record. Many medical shares were sliding.
Rubbing salt (or sugar) into Disney's wounds, Universal also threw a party for the children. 'Innocence' is a hard act to sustain in the cut-throat business world.
People who've got to the top by empire-building are unlikely to do away with it, especially when they still need their empires to sustain them. But if the lack of action disappointed Parkinson, it wouldn't have surprised him.
The FT-SE 100 index has gained almost 200 points in the past two weeks, suggesting, dealers maintain, that it can sustain current levels.

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