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sustenance 音标拼音: [s'ʌstənəns] n. 生计,食物 生计,食物 sustenance n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [synonym: {nutriment}, {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance}, {aliment}, {alimentation}, {victuals}] 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" [synonym: {support}, {keep}, {livelihood}, {living}, {bread and butter}, {sustenance}] 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" [synonym: {sustenance}, {sustentation}, {sustainment}, {maintenance}, {upkeep}] Sustenance \Sus"te*nance\, n. [OF. sustenance, sostenance, soustenance: cf. L. sustenentia endurance. See {Sustain}.] 1. The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life. [1913 Webster] 2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions; means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance. "A man of little sustenance." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] For lying is thy sustenance, thy food. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 104 Moby Thesaurus words for "sustenance":
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