- bear all or part of the weight of; hold up支撑; 支持：
the dome was supported by a hundred white columns.
这个圆屋顶由100根白柱支撑。
- produce enough food and water for; be capable of sustaining供应（足够的食品和水）; 维持：
the land had lost its capacity to support life.
这块土地已经失去了维持人们生活的能力。
- be capable of fulfilling (a role) adequately胜任：
tutors gain practical experience which helps them support their tutoring role.
教师们获得实际经验, 从而能使他们胜任教师的工作。
- endure; tolerate忍受：
at work during the day I could support the grief.
白天工作的时候, 我能够忍受住悲痛。
- give assistance to, especially financially; enable to function or act（尤指在财政方面）提供帮助; 使能够起作用（或运行）：
the government gives £2,500 million a year to support the activities of the voluntary sector.
政府每年提供25亿英镑支持志愿部门的活动。
- provide with a home and the necessities of life供养; 赡养：
my main concern was to support my family.
我主要关心的是养家糊口。
- give comfort and emotional help to安慰; 鼓励：
I like to visit her to support her.
我喜欢去拜访她并给她安慰与鼓励。
- approve of and encourage同意; 支持：
the proposal was supported by many delegates.
这个提议为很多代表所支持。
- suggest the truth of; corroborate证实; 确认：
the studies support our findings.
这些研究证实了我们的发现。
- be actively interested in and concerned for the success of (a particular sports team)追随（或支持）（某个运动队）。
- as adj. supporting(of an actor or a role) important in a play or film but subordinate to the leading parts（演员）当配角。
- (of a pop or rock group or performer) function as a secondary act to (another) at a concert.（流行乐队, 摇滚组合, 表演者）在音乐会上伴奏（或当配角）。
- Computing (of a computer or operating system) allow the use or operation of (a program, language, or device)【计算机】（计算机, 操作系统）支持（程序, 语言, 装置的）运行：
the new versions do not support the graphical user interface standard.
新的版本并不支持图形用户界面标准。
- a thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright支撑物, 支座, 支柱, 支架：
the best support for a camera is a tripod.
相机的最好的支撑物就是三脚架。
- mass noun the action or state of bearing the weight of something or someone or of being so supported支撑, 扶持：
she clutched the sideboard for support.
她抓住餐具柜作为支撑。
- mass noun material assistance物质援助：
he urged that military support be sent to protect humanitarian convoys
他强烈要求派遣军事支援部队护送人道主义车队
as modifier support staff.援助人员。
- comfort and emotional help offered to someone in distress安慰：
she's been through a bad time and needs our support.
她经历了一段痛苦的时光, 需要我们的安慰。
- approval and encouragement赞成, 支持：
the policies of reform enjoy widespread support.
改革的政策赢得了广泛的支持。
- a secondary act at a pop or rock concert（流行乐或摇滚音乐会的）伴奏。
- technical help given to the user of a computer or other product〈技〉技术支持（给予计算机或其他产品用户的帮助）。
- mass noun evidence that serves to corroborate something证据; 佐证：
the study provides support for both theories.
这项研究为两种理论都提供了佐证。
in support of
- giving assistance to支援：
air operations in support of the British Commonwealth forces.
支援英联邦军队的空中作战。
- showing approval of支持：
the paper printed many letters in support of the government.
报纸刊登了很多支持政府的信件。
- attempting to promote or obtain要求提高（或获得）：
a strike in support of an 8.5% pay rise.
要求工资增加8.5%的罢工。