root for

• • 支持；鼓励；喝彩；捧场：

    They came to the baseball field to root for their school team.

    他们来到棒球场为他们的校队鼓劲。

  • 支持；声援：

    All the students in the college rooted for the plan of the new president.

    学院的全体学生都支持新院长的计划。