sustain damage (서**스테**인 **댐**미지) — to receive or suffer damage, harm, or injury
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to receive or suffer damage, harm, or injury
Pronunciation (IPA): /səˈsteɪn ˈdæmɪdʒ/
Korean meaning: 손상을 입다, 피해를 받다
Korean pronunciation: 서**스테**인 **댐**미지
Example Sentences
- My phone sustained damage when I dropped it in the toilet.
- The car sustained significant damage in the parking lot accident.
- The company's reputation sustained damage after the scandal broke.
sustain damage
NOUN//səˈsteɪn ˈdæmɪdʒ//
to receive or suffer damage, harm, or injury
a construction worker looks up in alarm as a loose brick falls from scaffolding above. The brick strikes his hard hat with visible impact lines radiating outward. His helmet shows a clear crack running across the front surface from the collision. The worker staggers slightly backward with a pained expression on his face. Other construction workers nearby rush toward him with concerned expressions. A supervisor points at the damaged scaffolding where more loose bricks are visible. the worker sustaining damage from the falling debris
Sustain damage but maintain hope, contain the breach!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
sustain은 라틴어 'sustinere'(아래에서 떠받치다)에서 왔고, damage는 라틴어 'damnum'(손실)에서 유래했습니다. 마치 무언가를 떠받치고 있던 것이 손실을 받아들이게 되는 상황을 표현합니다.
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📝Examples
“My phone sustained damage when I dropped it in the toilet.”
“The car sustained significant damage in the parking lot accident.”
“The company's reputation sustained damage after the scandal broke.”
“His ego sustained damage when his cooking show was cancelled.”
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