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sustain v.承受(困难)，支撑(重量) sustain (v.) c.1300, "give support to," from stem of Old French sostenir "hold up, bear; suffer, endure" (13c.), from Latin sustinere "hold up, hold upright; furnish with means of support; bear, undergo, endure," from sub "up from below" (see sub-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "continue, keep up" (an action, etc.) is from early 14c. Sense of "endure without failing or yielding" is from c.1400. Related: Sustained; sustaining. 【记】sus 上 + tain hold 支持，maintain 维持【相关】attain 得到 获得，detain 拘留 延迟 阻止，maintain 维持，维修，obtain 得到，retain 保持 保留，sustain 支撑 维持

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[səs'tein] 【英】 v.承受(困难)，支撑( 重量) (carry or withstand a weight or pressure)【记】 sus(下面)+tain→在 下面支撑住【例】 An unshakable faith sustained me(不可动摇的信念支 撑着我). 无

单词	sustain
音标	[səs'tein]
解释	v.承受(困难)，支撑(重量)
红宝书	【英】 v.承受(困难)，支撑( 重量) (carry or withstand a weight or pressure) 【记】 sus(下面)+tain→在下面支撑住【例】 An unshakable faith sustained me(不可动摇的信念支撑着我).
字源	sustain (v.) c.1300, "give support to," from stem of Old French sostenir "hold up, bear; suffer, endure" (13c.), from Latin sustinere "hold up, hold upright; furnish with means of support; bear, undergo, endure," from sub "up from below" (see sub-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Meaning "continue, keep up" (an action, etc.) is from early 14c. Sense of "endure without failing or yielding" is from c.1400. Related: Sustained; sustaining.
不择手段背单词	无
趣味全助记	【记】sus 上 + tain hold 支持，maintain 维持【相关】attain 得到获得，detain 拘留延迟阻止，maintain 维持，维修，obtain 得到，retain 保持保留，sustain 支撑维持

Sustain Hold 维持 Səs'tein V.承受(困难)，支撑(重量 英 V.承受(困难)，支撑 重量

Sustain Hold 维持 Səs'tein V.承受(困难)，支撑(重量英 V.承受(困难)，支撑重量