n.支撑的人物；主发动机；维持者
May lord bless and sustain you in your loss. 愿上帝保佑你，不要因此损失而一蹶不振。
The future will sustain my suspicion. 事态的发展将会证明我的怀疑是对的。
Yet we need computers to sustain our society. 然而我们需要计算机维系我们的社会。
The foundations were not strong enough to sustain the weight of the house. 这地基不够牢固，无法承受房屋的重量。
The book's weakness is the author's inability to sustain an argument. 该书的缺点在于作者未能把论证展开。
The ice will not sustain your weight. 这冰承受不了你的体重。
