sustain

/səˈsteɪn/

意味: 維持する、支える

例文: Aki tried to sustain the old bridge.
　　  アキは古い橋を維持しようとした。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: sustain growth(成長を維持する), sustain damage(損害を受ける), sustain interest(興味を持続する)

定義: 何かを続ける、または維持することを意味します。例えば、エネルギーや努力を使って、ある状態や活動を長く保つことです。また、損害や困難を受けても耐えることも含まれます。

sustainは約100,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Verb: lengthen or extend in duration or space
Verb: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
Verb: provide with nourishment
Verb: supply with necessities and support
Verb: be the physical support of; carry the weight of
Verb: admit as valid
Verb: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
Verb: prolong the treatment of the patient
Verb: keep up the good work
Verb: She suffered a fracture in the accident
Verb: He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
Verb: She got a bruise on her leg
Verb: He got his arm broken in the scuffle
Verb: We sustained ourselves on bread and water
Verb: This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
Verb: She alone sustained her family
Verb: The money will sustain our good cause
Verb: There’s little to earn and many to keep
Verb: The beam holds up the roof
Verb: He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
Verb: What’s holding that mirror?
Verb: The court sustained the motion
Verb: his story confirmed my doubts
Verb: The evidence supports the defendant

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): affirm, confirm, corroborate, get, have, hold, hold up, keep, keep up, maintain, nourish, nurture, prolong, substantiate, suffer, support, sustain

Antonyms(反意語): negate

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): admit, continue, experience, have, provide

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accommodate, attorn, avow, bear, board, carry, cater, concede, confess, drench, feed, fix up, gratify, gutter, horripilate, horse, keep, make no bones about, meet, monopolize, mummify, nourish, pander, perpetuate, persevere, power, prolong, regale, resume, serve, shower, staff, stock, suffer, sustain, take, underlay, wield, write off

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): back, block, brace, bracket, break down, buoy, carry, chock, crack up, cramp, document, patronage, pole, prop up, prove, reseed, retain, scaffold, truss, underpin, validate, verify, vouch

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: affirmable, affirmation, confirmation, confirmative, confirmatory, corroboration, corroborative, corroboratory, holder, keep, maintenance, nourishment, nurturance, nutrient, prolongation, substantiation, substantiative, sufferer, support, supporter, supporting, sustainable, sustainer, sustainment, sustenance

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: medical

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive, online

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

大学受験レベル

英検準2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits

Movies(映画): Big Hero 6

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: