sustain

verb

1. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

e.g. 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

Synonym: sufferhaveget

2. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

e.g. his story confirmed my doubts
The evidence supports the defendant

Synonym: confirmcorroboratesubstantiatesupportaffirm

3. admit as valid

e.g. The court sustained the motion

4. supply with necessities and support

e.g. She alone sustained her family
The money will sustain our good cause
There's little to earn and many to keep

Synonym: keepmaintain

5. provide with nourishment

e.g. We sustained ourselves on bread and water
This kind of food is not nourishing for young children

Synonym: nourishnurture

6. be the physical support of
carry the weight of

e.g. The beam holds up the roof
He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
What's holding that mirror?

Synonym: holdsupporthold up

7. lengthen or extend in duration or space

e.g. We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
prolong the treatment of the patient
keep up the good work

Synonym: prolongkeep up

1. 使持续;保持
If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time.

e.g. But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age...
而他从青年时期一直到老年都始终保持着强烈的社会良知。
e.g. The parameters within which life can be sustained on Earth are extraordinarily narrow.
地球上生命可以存活下来的地域范围是非常狭小的。

2. 经受;遭受;蒙受
If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you.

e.g. Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage...
那里的每架飞机都受到了一些损坏。
e.g. A seventeen-year-old tourist died late last night of injuries sustained in yesterday's bomb blast.
一位 17 岁的游客在昨天的炸弹爆炸中受伤并于当天深夜身亡。

3. 支持;支援;救济
If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement.

e.g. The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season...
从经济作物中获得的收益能帮助他们度过不景气的时期。
e.g. I am sustained by letters of support and what people say to me in ordinary daily life...
这些支持的信件和人们每天对我的鼓励一直支撑着我。

1. 维持：1 认真(Serious)做事认真不马虎,心态第一2 系统(System)做事要有规律,讲究系统和逻辑3 标准(Standard) 把同类事物,给它一个规范4 简单(Simple)凡事能可靠的达到目的就够了,不要把它搞复杂5 维持(Sustain)把应当维持的项目,定出简单的标准和系统,