sustain

support : su-pport

sustain : su-stain

1. bear (weight) without breaking or falling:
sustain the weight

2. keep (sb/sth) alive or in existence
not enough oxygen to sustain life

3. keep (a sound, an effort, etc) going; maintain

The book's weakness is the author's inability to sustain an argument.

该书的缺点在於作者 未能把论证展开.

sustain a note, ie
continue to play or sing it without interruption

继续演奏（或演唱）某一音符

make a sustained effort to finish off the work 坚持不懈以完成该项工作

The clapping was sustained for several minutes. 掌声持续了几分钟.

4. To bear up under; withstand:

承受；抵抗：
can't sustain the blistering heat.

无法忍受酷热

5. To experience or suffer:

经历或遭受：

sustained a fatal injury.See Synonyms at
experience

遭受致命的伤害参见 experience

sustain a defeat, an injury, a loss 遭受失败、 伤害、 损失

6.
To affirm the validity of:

确定，认可：确认…的有效性：

The judge has sustained the prosecutor's objection.

法官确认原告反对为有效

Objection sustained! 反对有效!