英文英文字典

英文英文字典

古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典

Sustain的结果

Sustain (v. t.)

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.

Sustain (v. t.)

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

Sustain (v. t.)

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

Sustain (v. t.)

To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.

Sustain (v. t.)

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

Sustain (v. t.)

To suffer; to bear; to undergo.

Sustain (v. t.)

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.

Sustain (v. t.)

To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition.

Sustain (n.)

One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer.