美[?s?st?n?ns] 1 . There's not much sustenance in a bowl of soup.
一碗湯沒多少營養。
來自《權威詞典》
2 . He gave money for the sustenance of a poor family.
他把錢給一窮人家維持生活.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
3 . The earth brings forth large crops every year for the sustenance of man and beast.
大地每年生產出大量的農作物,供人畜食用.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4 . The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in line of its course are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficent sustenance and progress.
沿著船壁向上引導的以及與航行方向一致的氣流足以給這種長有特大翅膀的大鳥以充分的支撐力和前進力.
來自《用法詞典》
5 . His vanishing sum suggested that he would need sustenance .
他那逐漸消失的錢提醒他,需要找點生計了.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
1.a source of materials to nourish the body
2.the financial means whereby one lives;
each child was expected to pay for their keep
3.the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence;
they were in want of sustenance
