sustain

sustain /səs'tein/
  • ngoại động từ
    • chống đỡ
    • giữ vững được
      • enough to sustain life: đủ sống
      • sustaining food: thức ăn trợ sức
    • chống cự, chịu đựng
      • to sustain the shock of the enemy's tanks: chịu đựng sức tấn công của xe tăng địch
      • will not sustain comparison with: không thể so sánh với
    • nhận, chấp nhận
    • xác nhận, chứng minh (một lời tuyên bố, một lý thuyết...)
    • (thể dục,thể thao) hiện (vai kịch...)
    • kéo dài
      • sustained effort: sự cố gắng kéo dài, sự cố gắng bền bỉ
    • chịu
      • to sustain a defeat: chịu thua
      • to sustain a loss: chịu mất, chịu thất thiệt

 chống đỡ
 duy trì
 gìn giữ
Lĩnh vực: toán & tin
 giữ gìn, duy trì

Xem thêm: prolong, keep up, suffer, have, get, nourish, nurture, keep, maintain, hold, support, hold up, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, affirm



sustain

Từ điển Collocation

sustain verb

ADV. long The soil was so badly eroded it could no longer sustain crop production. | indefinitely | still

VERB + SUSTAIN be able/unable to, can/could | help (to) | be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to This relationship would be very difficult to sustain.


Từ điển WordNet

    v.

  • lengthen or extend in duration or space; prolong, keep up

    We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible

    prolong the treatment of the patient

    keep up the good work

  • undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); suffer, have, get

    She suffered a fracture in the accident

    He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars

    She got a bruise on her leg

    He got his arm broken in the scuffle

  • provide with nourishment; nourish, nurture

    We sustained ourselves on bread and water

    This kind of food is not nourishing for young children

  • supply with necessities and support; keep, maintain

    She alone sustained her family

    The money will sustain our good cause

    There's little to earn and many to keep

  • be the physical support of; carry the weight of; hold, support, hold up

    The beam holds up the roof

    He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam

    What's holding that mirror?

  • admit as valid

    The court sustained the motion

  • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, affirm

    his story confirmed my doubts

    The evidence supports the defendant


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

sustains|sustained|sustaining
syn.: abide bear endure keep up maintain stand suffer support tolerate