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| /səˈpɔːt/ |
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| 1 | to approve of an idea or a person or organization and help them to be successful 赞成；拥护；支持 |
| The United Nations has supported efforts to return the refugees peacefully. 为有秩序地遣返难民所做的努力得到了联合国的支持。 |
| The proposed reduction in taxes is supported by 73% of the people. 减税提议得到了73%的民众的拥护。 |
| support doing sth The majority of Europeans support sending troops into the region. 绝大部分欧洲人支持向该地区派兵。 |
| support sb in (doing) sth Everyone came together to support him in his campaign for justice. 大家都来一起支持他的正义活动。 |
| | 1a | to help someone and be kind to them when they are having a difficult time 帮助，支持（处境困难者） | | My friends have supported me through the entire trial. 在整个审讯期间，我的朋友们自始至终支持着我。 | |
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| 2 | to hold the weight of someone or of something such as a building or structure so that they do not move or fall 支撑，承受（人或建筑物等的重量） |
| A pair of wooden beams was the only thing supporting the roof. 一对木横梁便是唯一支撑房顶的东西。 |
| support sth with sth The plants were supported with wire. 这些植物用铁丝支撑着。 |
| be supported by sth She was sitting up in bed, supported by pillows. 她背靠枕头，坐在床上。 |
| support yourself (=hold or lean on something so that you do not fall) Use the handle to support yourself. （握住某物或靠在某物上）支撑自己 |
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| 3 | to provide money , food , shelter , or other things that someone needs in order to live 供养；抚养；资助 |
| How can we support our families on such low wages? 这么低的工资，让我们如何养家糊口？ |
| support yourself She’ s been supporting herself since she was 18 years old. 她自18岁起就一直自己谋生。 |
| | 3a | to give money to a politician , organization etc in order to help them achieve a particular aim 赞助，资助（政治人物或组织等） | | His campaign was supported mainly by wealthy businessmen. 他的竞选活动主要由富商们赞助。 | | Thanks to all of you who supported our appeal. 谢谢诸位出资支持了我们的请求。 | |
| | 3b | to get enough money to pay for an activity , habit , or interest , especially a bad one like taking drugs 支付…费用；（尤指）用钱维持（不良嗜好，如毒品） | | Drug users often become thieves in order to support their addiction. 吸毒者为满足毒瘾常常行窃。 | |
| | 3c | if land supports people or animals, enough food grows on it to feed them （土地）维持，养活 | |
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| 4 | to show that an idea , statement , theory etc is true or correct 证实；确认 |
| Several witnesses supported Mrs Carson’ s claim of harassment. 几位目击者证实了卡尔森太太受到骚扰的自诉。 |
| Our conclusions are supported by extensive research. 我们的结论以广泛的研究为依据。 |
| You will need to provide supporting evidence for your claim. 你需要提供证据来证实你的说法。 |
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| 5 | to like a particular sports team and encourage them to win , especially by going to see their matches （尤指到现场观看某球队比赛以）支持，拥护 |
| I support West Ham – who do you support? 我支持西汉姆联队。你支持谁呢？ |
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| 6 | to perform in a show or concert in addition to the main performer （在戏剧、音乐会等演出中）当配角，伴奏 |
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| 7 | computing to provide information and material to keep a computer system or program working 支持（计算机系统或程序运行） |
| Does the company still support that version of the program? 公司还给那个版本的程序提供技术支持吗？ |
| You can download the program free, but it’ s not supported. 你可以免费下载该程序，但它没有技术支持。 |
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| 8 | very formal to be able to deal with something 忍耐；忍受 |
| Words frequently used with support | | support 的常见搭配词 | | nouns | argument, claim, conclusion, contention, hypothesis, idea, theory, view, | 4 | | | |
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