sustaining的意思|sustaining的解释-里氏词典

sustaining [sə'stenɪŋ]

a. 支持的, 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.

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.

She credits her Roman Catholic faith with sustaining her and sees herself as "a soldier of the Lord." "Since the victims don't have a voice, we that are left behind that represent our loved ones must be counted," Mrs. Tate says.
"The farms are referred to as if they are currently sustaining their successes for 1986," he said.
Mr Muhamad Nur Muhamad of the Malaysian Chamber of Mines says there is as yet no indication that price trends are being reversed. 'If prices and demand do not improve, it would be difficult for Malaysia's mining sector to continue sustaining itself.
But 29 members of the coalition, plus one independent deputy, today joined the 39 Sandinista deputies in the 92-member assembly in sustaining the veto after Mrs. Chamorro agreed to cut only $8.5 million from her earlier defense budget proposal.
Since the Fed first put up rates in February, the one factor sustaining share prices has been corporate profits, which have grown steadily. Soon that crutch may be removed.
But Kairys conceded he will have difficulty sustaining claims against the FBI supervisors and managers that Rochon claims deliberately ignored his complaints.
It urged the government to take action that would steadily reduce the Budget deficit. That, it said, was crucial to sustaining the credibility of the government's anti-inflationary policies.
Meanwhile, Mr. Buechelhofer noted that BMW also has been sustaining "pleasing" sales growth in its motorcycle division.
The Soviet Union is a state built upon, and dependent on, a sustaining ideology.
He says sustaining growth in energy output 'will require a very important, sustained effort.
Now Republicans rate him a "sustaining member" of their national committee.
It is responsible for sustaining the value of the currency.
Senate GOP Leader Dole held up the final vote to give the White House time to make its case about the importance of the Senate's sustaining the veto.
If there isn't good marvelous life there, with all its dirt and vulgarity, you're not doing his plays properly." Many in the theatre world credited him with sustaining the festival at a time when its existence was threatened.
President Reagan began telephoning members of Congress about a new trade bill Thursday as the White House expressed concern over a Democratic parliamentary move in the wake of the Senate vote sustaining his veto of a previous version.
"The market we serve we thought, up to a year ago, to be at least in a sustaining basis and somewhat of a growth basis," Glenn said at a news conference.
Mr Smith simply pledged Labour to 'fight for Britain's interest'. Mr Willis stressed the necessity of sustaining cross-party opposition to the closures. 'We must form new alliances.
With $5 billion in debt, how long can Texas Air keep sustaining these net losses, and when do you see them turning around?
Mr Richard Brucciani, chairman of the CBI's Smaller Firms Council, said an increase in plant and machinery investment was critical for sustaining recovery. General business confidence and optimism over exports continues but is more muted than in April.
It can expect full-year earnings of 30p per share, giving a prospective multiple of about 15. That seems demanding in the long term unless it finds a means of sustaining earnings.
"You can't keep sustaining that every day _ we were due for a technical correction," said Victor Lespinasse, a trader in Chicago with Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
The first of the second-quarter reports indicate that many big banks are having difficulty sustaining such earnings.
'On past performance that means they would have difficulty sustaining a strike.
What's sustaining her now is a community of other single mothers.
Animated by tingling metal, punctuated by guitar and harp flourishes, and personalised by ruefully lyrical wind and horn, the scoring lacks the sustaining strength of strings.
The governors' statement called on major nations to adopt fiscal policies aimed at reducing payments imbalances, promoting exchange-rate stability and sustaining non-inflationary growth.
Opposition leaders feel the U.S. government created Noriega by sustaining his 15,000-member Defense Forces and allowing him to impose and depose presidents during the past five years.
He added something about sustaining people of all kinds, east and west, and told the centurion, "Go.
But NBC's one-hour special and CBS' two hours were "sustaining" - read "unsponsored" - programs which don't count in the November ratings "sweeps" that help local stations set their advertising rates.
While we do not want to use more of our output for defense than needed, the 6.6% of economic output devoted to sustaining external security does not strike one as a staggering burden.

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