音标:['sʌstinәns] ;
n. 生活资料, 生计, 食物, 支持
[法] 营养物, 维持, 支持
n. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
词型变化:名词复数形式 : sustenances
考试类型:[托福/IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
名词100%

sustenance的用法和样例:

例句

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。

词汇搭配

  • daily sustenance日口粮, 日给养...

经典引文

  • The fur trade..gave early sustenance..to the great Canadian provinces.

    出自:W. Irving
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