sustained

1. V-T If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. 保持

He has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age. 他從青年時(shí)代到晚年一直保持著強(qiáng)烈的社會(huì)良知。

Recovery can't be sustained unless more jobs are created. 除非有更多的工作機(jī)會(huì)被創(chuàng)造出來，否則複囌無法保持下去。

2. V-T If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you. 遭受[正式]

Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage. 那裡的每架飛機(jī)都遭到了一些損壞。

3. V-T If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement. 支撐[正式]

The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season. 他們從經(jīng)濟(jì)作物中得到的那些現(xiàn)金紅利能支撐他們度過歉收季節(jié)。