sustain

維持する、持続させる

物事を続けさせたり、一定の状態や水準を保ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To keep something going or at the same level for a period of time.

• We must sustain this effort.
• The team sustained its lead throughout the match.
• Can the economy sustain such rapid growth?

類義語： maintain, keep up

よく使う表現： sustain growth, sustain interest, sustain an effort

養う、支える

生き続けるために必要な食べ物や物資、支援を与える。

やさしい英語で： To give someone or something the food, supplies, or support needed to live or continue.

• These crops sustain the village.
• A little bread sustained them for two days.
• Her hope of seeing her children sustained her through the winter.

類義語： support, nourish

よく使う表現： sustain life, sustain a family, sustain someone

被る、負う

けがを負ったり、損害や損失を被ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To suffer an injury, damage, or a loss.

• She sustained a minor injury.
• The roof sustained serious damage during the storm.
• Several businesses sustained heavy losses last year.

類義語： suffer, incur

よく使う表現： sustain an injury, sustain damage, sustain a loss

認める、裏付ける

主張が正しいと示す、または正式に認める。

やさしい英語で： To show that a claim is true, or officially accept it as valid.

• The judge sustained the objection.
• The evidence did not sustain the accusation.
• The appeal court sustained the earlier decision.

類義語： uphold, support, confirm

反対語： reject, overrule

よく使う表現： sustain an objection, sustain a claim, sustain a charge

支える、耐える

物が落ちないように支えたり、その重さに耐えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To hold something up or carry its weight.

• The beams sustain the roof.
• This rope can sustain a heavy load.
• The foundation sustained the weight of the entire building.

類義語： support, bear, hold up

よく使う表現： sustain a load, sustain weight, sustain a structure