| 单词 | sustained |
| 释义 | sustained (once / 345 pages) adj Something that's sustained is held or maintained for a long time, keeping its strength or level consistent and unbroken. A singer's sustained note goes on and on, and a judge's sustained ruling continues to be upheld. The adjective sustained, which describes something that goes on uninterrupted for a long time, comes from the Latin word sustinere, "to hold up, support, or endure." Something sustained can be either good or bad: a sustained conflict is never good, but a sustained peace is something to be fought for. WORD FAMILYsustained: self-sustained, sustainedly+/sustain: sustainable, sustained, sustainer, sustaining, sustainment, sustains, sustenance/sustainable: sustainability, sustainably/sustainer: sustainers/sustaining: self-sustaining/sustainment: sustainments/sustenance: sustenances USAGE EXAMPLESAn officer sustained a minor injury to his hand, Nicholson said. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Post-mortem tests confirmed he died from injuries sustained in the fall. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) “And it’s sustained — the teams are still in place and the death rates are still low.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj maintained at length without interruption or weakening sustained flight Syn continuous, uninterrupted continuing in time or space without interruption 2adj (of an electric arc) continuous Syn free burning continuous, uninterrupted continuing in time or space without interruption |
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