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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- support [sə'pɔːt]
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- 1. noun [u] (moral) 支持
- 2. noun [u] (financial) 资助
- 3. noun [u] (kindness，help) 帮助
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4.
noun
[c]
(for object，structure) 支承
- 5. noun [u] (balance) 支撑物
- 6. noun [u] (evidence) (for theory，statement) 依据
- 7. vt. [+policy, strike etc] (morally) 支持
- 8. vt. (financially) 供养
- 9. vt. [+object, structure] (hold up) 支承
- 10. vt. [+person] (hold up) 撑着
- 11. vt. [+theory, statement] (substantiate) 证实
- 12. vt. [+football team] 支持
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- support [sə 'port] [sə 'pɔːt]
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- 1. vt. 支撑，支持；托住；使不倒（或不沉）下
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2.
vt.
支承，承受（重力、压力或应力等）
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3.
vt.
鼓舞，激励；给…打气
- 4. vt. 赞助，拥护；支援
- 5. vt. 资助，（通过出钱等）维持
- 6. vt. 证实，确证，为…提供证据
- 7. vt. 忍受，忍耐
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8.
vt.
（通过收购、贷款等方式）使（商品等）不跌价
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9.
vt.
[theater]
助演，给…当配角
- 10. noun 支持；维持；拥护
- 11. noun 支持者，支持物；具体指支柱；支座；支架
- 12. noun 支持者，支持物；具体指赡养（费），生计
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13.
noun
支持者，支持物；具体指腹带；护身；托
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14.
noun
维持价
Collins English-English Dictionary
- support [sə'pɔːt]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to carry the weight of
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2.
vt.
to bear or withstand (pressure, weight, etc)
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3.
vt.
to provide the necessities of life for (a family, person, etc)
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4.
vt.
to tend to establish (a theory, statement, etc) by providing new facts; substantiate
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5.
vt.
to speak in favour of (a motion)
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6.
vt.
to give aid or courage to
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7.
vt.
to give approval to (a cause, principle, etc); subscribe to
- to support a political candidature
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8.
vt.
to endure with forbearance
- I will no longer support bad behaviour
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9.
vt.
to give strength to; maintain
- to support a business
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10.
vt.
[tr]
(in a concert) to perform earlier than (the main attraction)
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11.
vt.
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12.
vt.
[films]
[theatre]
to play a subordinate role to
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13.
vt.
to accompany (the feature) in a film programme
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14.
vt.
to act or perform (a role or character)
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15.
n
the act of supporting or the condition of being supported
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16.
n
a thing that bears the weight or part of the weight of a construction
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17.
n
a person who or thing that furnishes aid
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18.
n
the means of maintenance of a family, person, etc
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19.
n
a band or entertainer not topping the bill
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20.
n
[med]
an appliance worn to ease the strain on an injured bodily structure or part
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21.
n
the solid material on which a painting is executed, such as canvas
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22.
n
See athletic support
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23.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French supporter, from Latin support
a re to bring, from sub- up + porta re to carry
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to carry the weight of
Examples
- a stampede to support a candidate
- 一边倒地支持某候选人 → stampede
- evidence to support a claim
- 证明要求正当的证据 → support
- taxation to support the war, whether just or unjust
- 支援正义或非正义战争的赋税 → whether
- People in support groups try to help each other stop smoking.
- 互助组的成员努力支持彼此戒烟。
- The patient is kept alive on a life-support machine.
- 那个病人用呼吸机延续着生命。
- Above all, I want to thank all my fans for their support.
- 首先，我要感谢所有歌迷对我的支持。
- Please, come along, sign this paper and show your support for the campaign. Thank you.
- 麻烦您过来，在这张纸上签个名，以示您对运动的支持。谢谢。 → along
- They have trouble finding financial support for their business operations.
- 他们在为公司运转寻找资金赞助时遇到了一些麻烦。
- The doctor put a pin in his leg to support the bone.
- 为了支撑腿部的骨头，医生把一根钢钉植入了他的腿部。 → pin
- You need a roof strong enough to support the weight of a small garden.
- 你得要有个非常结实的屋顶，这样才能支撑起小花园的重量。 → roof
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