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sup.port obj PROVIDEHsE5pC:t, $-5pC:rtv [T]to provide (someone or something) with money or physical things that they need, esp. in order to continue to exist供养,赡养,维持,资助If you support a person, you give them the money they need in order to buy food and clothes and pay for somewhere to live.供养某人的生活My parents supported me while I was at college.父母供我上大学。He has a wife and four children to support.他要养妻子和四个孩子。She has no children to support her in her old age.她老年时没有孩子赡养她。The land is so poor here that it cannot support (= provide enough food and water for) any crops.这里的土地太贫瘠无法维持作物的生长。If you support an activity or a habit, you provide the money needed to pay for it.资助,维持The drug company is supporting cancer research.该医药公司出资赞助癌症研究工作。I don't know how they manage to support their expensive lifestyle.我不知道他们是怎样维持奢侈的生活方式的。Some drug addicts turn to crime in order to support their habit.一些吸毒者为维持吸毒恶习转而犯罪。
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