及物動詞：保持、維持…的生命、供養、遭受、支持(情感上)
常見搭配詞：
- sustain somebody’s interest
維持某人的興趣
例句：It is hard to sustain the child’s interest.
要維持那個孩子的興緻很難。 - sustain one’s competitive advantage
維持競爭優勢
例句：They’ve implemented measures to sustain their competitive advantage in the market.
他們採取措施以維持在市場上的競爭優勢。 - sustain somebody
(物質上或精神上去)支持某人或讓某人活下來(正式用法)
例句：The love of her family sustained her through the hardship.
家人的愛支撐她度過難關。 - sustain a theory
支持(證明)理論
例句：New data sustained his theory.
新的數據證明了他的理論。 - sustain plants / animals
維持 植物 / 動物
例句：The river sustains a wide variety of plants and animals.
這條河流滋養了各種各樣的植物和動物。 - sustain somebody’s weight / sustain the weight of something
支撐某人 / 某物的重量(正式用法)
例句：The wooden floor cannot sustain the weight of a grand piano.
這木製的地面無法承受平台式鋼琴的重量。 - be sustained (serious) injuries / damage
受傷(嚴重) / 受到破壞(正式用法)
例句：Almost every building in this area has sustained some damage.
在這個區域裡，幾乎每棟建築物都遭受到一些損害。 - sustain (serious) losses
遭受虧損(正式用法)
例句：Our company has sustained heavy financial losses in the past three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
因為新冠疫情，我們的公司這三年來，遭受到嚴重虧損。 - be sustained by something
為某事物所支撐
例句：He was sustained by the thought of seeing his son again.
想再見兒子一面的意念支撐著他(活下去)。
例句：
- The animals there have sufficient food to sustain life.
那裡的動物有充沛的食物來維持生活。 - I sustained serious injuries in the accident last year.
去年我出了車禍，身體多處受傷。 - The man gave the victim barely enough food to sustain her.
那個男人只給受害人勉強能活下來的食物(幾乎不給什麼食物)。 - Few planets can sustain life.
很少有行星可以維持生命。 - The company managed to sustain its growth over the past few years.
這家公司在過去幾年成功地保持了增長。 - The injured athlete couldn’t sustain his previous level of performance.
受傷的運動員無法維持他之前的表現水平。 - The ecosystem relies on a balance of species to sustain itself.
生態系統依賴物種平衡來維持自身。 - The charity works to sustain the education of children in impoverished areas.
這個慈善機構致力於維持貧困地區兒童的教育。 - The country needs to find alternative energy sources to sustain its growing population.
這個國家需要找到替代能源來支持不斷增長的人口。 - The farmers use organic methods to sustain the fertility of the soil.
農民使用有機方法來維持土壤的肥沃。 - Her passion for art sustained her during her challenging career.
她對藝術的熱情支撐著她度過了充滿挑戰的職業生涯。
同義詞：
- support 支持 vt. 指在物質或精神上為某人或某事提供幫助，使其繼續存在或發展。
例句：The bridge is designed to support heavy traffic.
這座橋梁的設計可支持繁重的交通。 - maintain 維持、保持 vt. 強調保持某物在特定狀態或水平，避免變化或惡化。
例句：He works hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
他努力維持健康的生活方式 - preserve 保存、保護 vt. 強調維護或保護某物不受損害、變質或消失。
例句：We must preserve our natural resources for future generations.
我們必須保護自然資源，造福後代。 - uphold 維護、堅守 vt. 表示支持並維護某個原則、法律或信仰。
例句：The judge upheld the defendant’s rights during the trial.
審判期間，法官維護了被告的權利。 - nourish 滋養、培育 vt. 指為生物提供必要的營養物質以促進其生長和發展。
例句：Eating a balanced diet helps nourish your body and mind.
吃均衡飲食有助於滋養身心。
衍生字：
- sustainability 永續性 n.
- sustainable 可持續的、能長期保持的 adj.
- sustainably 可持續地、可持續地 adv.
- sustained 持續的、堅定的 adj.
- sustenance 食物、營養、支持 n.
