sustenance
- n.维持;食物;营养;养料;保持
sustenancenoun
食物；营养；养料
the food and drink that people, animals and plants need to live and stay healthy
There's not much sustenance in a bowl of soup.
一碗汤没多少营养。
Arguing would only give further sustenance to his allegations.
越是争论，他越会觉得自己那些说法有道理。
维持；保持
the process of making sth continue to exist
Elections are essential for the sustenance of parliamentary democracy.
选举制度是维持议会民主所必不可少的。
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- the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
- they were in want of sustenance
- fishing was their main sustainment
- Synonym: sustentation sustainment maintenance upkeep
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- a source of materials to nourish the body
- Synonym: nutriment nourishment nutrition aliment alimentation victuals
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- 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
- Synonym: support keep livelihood living bread and butter
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Elections are essential for the sustenance of parliamentary democracy .
选举制度是维持议会民主所必不可少的。
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He gave money for the sustenance of a poor family .
他把钱给一穷人家维持生活。
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Arguing would only give further sustenance to his allegations .
越是争论，他越会觉得自己那些说法有道理。
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There 's not much sustenance in a bowl of soup .
一碗汤没多少营养。
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The state provided a basic quantity of food for daily sustenance , but little else .
国家提供基本的日常食物供应，但除此之外就没什么了。
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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。
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Geological legacy is an important sustenance in social and economic development .
地质遗产是我国社会经济发展的重要支撑。
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The literary education has lost its function of emotional sustenance .
文学教育失去了本身厚重的情感依托。
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On Sustenance of Financing and Growth of Economy in the Western Regions
融资支持与西部经济增长
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Look , I brought sustenance . Who 's first ?
我带了食物来，谁先来？
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To find a spiritual sustenance , how to say it is also a good way .
找一个心灵寄托，怎么说也是一个好办法吧。
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Settle for such a quiet life How shall we get sustenance ?
我们怎样维持生活呢？
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He lived a week without sustenance of any kind .
他一个星期什么东西也没吃。
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Cultivation of cultural and educational functions and sustenance development of medium sized cities of Western China
中国西部中等城市文化教育功能的培育与城市可持续发展
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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。
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Wearing of jewelry not only beautiful , but also good wishes sustenance .
佩戴首饰，既拥有美丽，又寄托美好的祝愿。
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This way , at least they know what it feels like to take a life for sustenance .
用这种方式，至少他们会知道，杀生取食是什么感觉。
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The Military Should Create Modernized Sustenance Support Mode
军队应建立现代化饮食保障模式
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He had barely enough money to live on . How shall we get sustenance ?
他几乎没有钱维持生活。我们怎样维持生活呢？
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He has gone for a week without sustenance .
他已经一星期未吃食物了。
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And exactly how are we gonna find this sustenance ?
那么我们怎样可以找到食物？
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There are plenty of things on this island we can use for sustenance .
这个岛上有很多东西可以食用。
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Droughts rob us of sustenance and leave us vulnerable to fire .
干旱抢走了我们赖以生存的东西，使我们容易受火灾袭击。
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Pets in the family played an increasing role , and even become the spiritual sustenance .
宠物在家庭中的地位逐渐提高，甚至成为人们的精神寄托。
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A Research Over the Sustenance and Social Security of Widowed Aged People in Chinese Cities and Countryside
中国城乡丧偶老年人供养及社会保障研究
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Strategies for Sustenance and Development of Periodicals Journals ' Digest
期刊生存发展的战略策划
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And present it to you for your continued sustenance .
你，让它一直供给你牛奶。
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Form reference , heritage protection and spiritual sustenance : the current value and protection of Fujian earth building
形式借鉴、遗产保护与精神寄托&论福建土楼的当下价值及其保护
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The government will be responsible for your sustenance and your schooling needs .
政府会管你们的！
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Conscious killing beyond the needs of sustenance is a violation .
生存需要之外的有意识的杀害是一种侵害。