1·Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.
目击者说这次射击是蓄意的，而且还持续了一段时间。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Speech is generally clear, fluid and sustained.
演讲通常清晰、流畅、持续。
3·Japanese have less to sing about amidst sustained economic problems.
在持续的经济问题中，日本人没什么可唱的了。
4·Each chapter offers practice in following a sustained and closely argued line of thought.
每一章都提供遵循了持续而严密论证的思想路线的练习。
5·Larger feathers could have increased lift incrementally, until sustained flight was gradually achieved.
较大的羽毛可以逐渐增加升力，直到逐渐实现持续的飞行。
1·Production from both fields will be sustained at approximately 40,000 bopd.
这两个油田的产量将维持在每天约4万桶。
2·"Friendships cannot be sustained by a single gift on a holiday, or by a text message on some special occasions," said Qi.
“节日里的一件礼物或者某些特殊时刻收发的一条短信，这些都不能够维持一段友谊，”齐峥说。
3·Propping up demand may therefore require more persistent, and sustained, budget deficits than in Japan.
因此，拉动需求可能需要维持比日本更持续长久的预算赤字。
4·WHO also noted, early on, that influenza viruses are unstable and can undergo rapid and significant mutations, making it difficult to predict whether the moderate impact would be sustained.
此外，世卫组织很早就指出，流感病毒缺乏稳定性，可以迅速发生重大变异，因此难以预测其影响是否会维持中等程度。
5·Laura dated Tom first, and, unbeknownst to the gilded Waspy bride, has for years sustained an intimacy with the groom-to-be.
罗拉在认识有钱人海耶斯之前就和汤姆交往过，又和现在的准新郎也维持过几年的亲密关系。