sustenance

英['sʌstənəns] 美['sʌstənəns]
  • n. 维持生计；营养；食物
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 食物
    2. 维持
    3. 生计
    4. 营养
    5. 养料
    6. 支持
    7. 供养
    8. 保持
    9. 粮食
    10. 支持（物）
    11. 持久
    12. 滋养
    13. 生存
    14. 营养物
    15. 支撑

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a source of materials to nourish the body

  2. the financial means whereby one lives;

    "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
    "he applied to the state for support"
    "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

  3. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence;

    "they were in want of sustenance"
    "fishing was their main sustainment"

双语例句

1. There's not much sustenance in a bowl of soup.
一碗汤没多少营养。

来自《权威词典》

2. He gave money for the sustenance of a poor family.
他把钱给一穷人家维持生活.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. The earth brings forth large crops every year for the sustenance of man and beast.
大地每年生产出大量的农作物,供人畜食用.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in line of its course are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficent sustenance and progress.
沿着船壁向上引导的以及与航行方向一致的气流足以给这种长有特大翅膀的大鸟以充分的支撑力和前进力.

来自《用法词典》

5. His vanishing sum suggested that he would need sustenance.
他那逐渐消失的钱提醒他,需要找点生计了.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He gave money for the sustenance of a poor family.
      他把钱给一穷人家维持生活。
    2. There isn't much sustenance in a cucumber.
      黄瓜没有很多营养。
    3. She is weak from lack of sustenance.
      她因缺乏营养而虚弱。
    4. He has gone for a week without sustenance.
      他已经一星期未吃食物了。
    5. The urban homeless are often in desperate need of sustenance.
      城市里无家可归的人极其需要食物来维持生命。

用法讲解

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