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| 1 | to pay for or give money to an event , a television or radio programme , a website etc 赞助；资助 |
| Nissan sponsors the championships as part of its community relations work. 作为其社区关系工作的一部分，日产公司赞助了此次锦标赛。 |
| | 1a | to agree to give money to someone who is going to take part in a charity event 同意为（某人的慈善活动）捐资 | |
| | 1b | to give money in order to help someone who lives in another country 资助（在另一国家的人） | | Please call now if you are interested in sponsoring a child. 如果你对资助外国的孩子感兴趣请现在就拨打电话。 | |
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| 2 | to organize and support an event or activity 发起；举办；主办 |
| The UN will sponsor a women’ s conference this summer. 联合国将于今年夏天举办一届妇女大会。 |
| Earthwatch is an international organization that sponsors scientific research. “地球观察”是一个组织并支持科学研究的国际组织。 |
| a government-sponsored conservation programme 由政府资助的资源保护计划 |
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| 3 | if an elected official sponsors a bill , they write the bill and organize support for it in order to try get other officials in Parliament or Congress to vote for it 倡议，支持（议案） |
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| 4 | to accept responsibility for someone’ s actions or financial situation 为…当保证人 |
| We sponsored a family who came from India. 我们为一个来自印度的家庭作担保。 |
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