
| Lĩnh vực: toán & tin |
Xem thêm: prolong, keep up, suffer, have, get, nourish, nurture, keep, maintain, hold, support, hold up, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, affirm
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.
v.
We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
prolong the treatment of the patient
keep up the good work
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
We sustained ourselves on bread and water
This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
She alone sustained her family
The money will sustain our good cause
There's little to earn and many to keep
The beam holds up the roof
He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
What's holding that mirror?
The court sustained the motion
his story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant