sustenance是什么意思？

sustenance

英[ˈsʌstənəns] 美[ˈsʌstənəns]

• n. 食物，营养，养料；

例句

• The earth brings forth large crops every year for the sustenance of man and beast. 大地每年生产出大量的农作物,供人畜食用.
• He gave money for the sustenance of a poor family. 他把钱给一穷人家维持生活.
• There's not much sustenance in a bowl of soup. 一碗汤没多少营养。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  食物;营养;养料
  Sustenance is food or drink which a person, animal, or plant needs to remain alive and healthy.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  食物;营养;养料
  The earth brings forth large crops every year for the sustenance of man and beast. 大地每年生产出大量的农作物,供人畜食用。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  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""he applied to the state for support""he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
  3. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence;
  "they were in want of sustenance""fishing was their main sustainment"