support
- vt.支持;支撑;帮助;援助;鼓励;资助;赞助;证实;拥护;养活;当助演，担任演出嘉宾
- n.支持;支撑;支承;帮助;援助;技术支持;鼓励;资助;支座;支柱;证据;（身体部位的）支持器，托;拥护;支撑物;救助;助演嘉宾
过去式： supported 现在分词： supporting 过去分词： supported 第三人称单数： supports
sup- 在...下面 + port 港口
supportverb
鼓励；支持 encourage/give help
支持；拥护；鼓励
to help or encourage sb/sth by saying or showing that you agree with them/it
to support a proposal
支持一项提议
The government supported the unions in their demand for a minimum wage.
政府支持这些工会组织提出的确定最低限度工资的要求。
These measures are strongly supported by environmental groups.
这些措施得到环境保护组织的大力支持。
If you raise it at the meeting, I'll support you.
如果你在会上提出这个问题，我将支持你。
帮助；援助
to give or be ready to give help to sb if they need it
an organization that supports people with AIDS
一个向艾滋病患者提供援助的组织
The company will support customers in Europe (= solve their problems with a product) .
这家公司将向欧洲客户提供技术支持。
提供资金等 provide money, etc.
资助；赞助
to help or encourage sth to be successful by giving it money
Several major companies are supporting the project.
几家大公司正在对这一项目提供资助。
养活；赡养；扶养；维持
to provide everything necessary, especially money, so that sb/sth can live or exist
Mark has two children to support from his first marriage.
马克得扶养他第一次婚姻生的两个孩子。
He turned to crime to support his drug habit.
他为维持吸毒的恶习而走上犯罪的道路。
The atmosphere of Mars could not support life.
生命无法在火星的大气环境下生存。
支撑 hold in position
支撑；支承；支护
to hold sb/sth in position; to prevent sb/sth from falling
a platform supported by concrete pillars
混凝土支柱支撑的平台
Support the baby's head when you hold it.
你抱婴儿时要把头扶好。
证实 help prove sth
证实；提供依据
to help to show that sth is true
The witness's story was not supported by the evidence.
目击者的描述与证据不符。
运动队 sports team
支持；喜爱
to like a particular sports team, watch their games, etc.
Which team do you support?
你喜欢哪个队？
流行音乐会 pop concert
（在流行音乐会上）当助演，担任演出嘉宾
to perform in a pop concert before the main performer
They were supported by a local Liverpool band.
利物浦当地的一支乐队为他们作助兴演出。
计算机 computer
支持；支援
to allow a particular program, language or device to be used with it
This digital audio player supports multiple formats.
这台数字音频播放器支持多种格式。
noun
鼓励；资金 encouragement/money
支持；拥护；鼓励；资助
encouragement and help that you give to sb/sth because you approve of them and want them to be successful
There is strong public support for the change.
公众大力支持这一变革。
Can I rely on your support (= will you vote for me) in the election?
我能指望你投我的票吗？
Only a few people spoke in support of the proposal.
只有几个人表示支持这一提议。
Local businesses have provided financial support .
当地企业提供了财政资助。
She has no visible means of support (= no work, income etc.) .
她没有明确的生计来源。
帮助 help
帮助；救助；援助
sympathy and help that you give to sb who is in a difficult or unhappy situation
Her family and friends have given her lots of support.
家人和朋友给了她许多帮助。
支撑 holding in position
支撑物；支承；支柱；支座
a thing that holds sth and prevents it from falling
The supports under the bridge were starting to bend.
桥下的支柱开始弯曲。
When my father died, Jim was a real support.
我父亲死后，吉姆成了真正的顶梁柱。
支撑；支承；支护
the act of holding sth firmly in position or preventing it from falling
I wrapped a bandage around my ankle to give it some support.
我在脚踝上缠上绷带，好把它固定住。
She held on to his arm for support.
她抓着他的胳膊，好站稳。
（身体部位的）支持器，托
something you wear to hold an injured or weak part of your body firmly in position
a knee/back support
护膝 / 背
证据 proof
证据；依据
evidence that helps to show that sth is true or correct
The statistics offer further support for our theory.
这些统计数字为我们的理论提供了进一步的依据。
流行音乐会 pop concert
助演嘉宾
a band or singer who performs in a pop concert before the main performer
The support (act) has yet to be confirmed.
助演尚未确定。
技术帮助 technical help
（公司向客户提供的）技术支持
technical help that a company gives to customers using their computers or other products
We offer free technical support .
我们免费提供技术支持。
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VERB 支持;赞同;拥护
If you support someone or their ideas or aims, you agree with them, and perhaps help them because you want them to succeed.The vice president insisted that he supported the hard-working people of New York...
副总统坚称他支持辛勤工作的纽约人。
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N-UNCOUNT 帮助;支持;支援;援助
If you give support to someone during a difficult or unhappy time, you are kind to them and help them.It was hard to come to terms with her death after all the support she gave to me and the family...
她曾经给予我和家人莫大的帮助，她的死讯令人难以接受。
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N-UNCOUNT (通常指政府的)赞助，资助
Financial support is money provided to enable an organization to continue. This money is usually provided by the government....the government's proposal to cut agricultural support by only about 15%.
仅削减约 15%的农业拨款的政府提案
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VERB 资助;供养;赡养
If you support someone, you provide them with money or the things that they need.I have children to support, money to be earned, and a home to be maintained...
我要抚养孩子，挣钱养家。
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VERB 证实;为…提供依据
If a fact supports a statement or a theory, it helps to show that it is true or correct.The Freudian theory about daughters falling in love with their father has little evidence to support it.
弗洛伊德关于女儿恋父的理论缺乏依据。
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VERB 支承;支撑;支护
If something supports an object, it is underneath the object and holding it up....the thick wooden posts that supported the ceiling...
支撑天花板的粗木柱子
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N-COUNT 支撑物;支柱
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VERB 支撑(身体);倚靠
If you support yourself, you prevent yourself from falling by holding onto something or by leaning on something.He supported himself by means of a nearby post.
他靠在旁边的柱子上。
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VERB 支持，喜爱(运动队)
If you support a sports team, you always want them to win and perhaps go regularly to their games.Tim, 17, supports Manchester United.
17 岁的蒂姆支持曼联队。
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N-UNCOUNT (音乐会、演出的)助演演员，助演乐队
At a concert or show, the support or the support act is a less well-known person or band who performs before the main person or band. -
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如要表达非常不喜欢或很讨厌某事物，不说 I can't support it，而说 I can't bear it 或 I can't stand it，如：She can't bear the new Labour government (她对新的工党政府非常不满)，I cannot stand going shopping (我讨厌购物)。
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- documentary validation
- his documentation of the results was excellent
- the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones
- Synonym: documentation
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- a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- they called for artillery support
- Synonym: reinforcement reenforcement
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- the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- he leaned against the wall for support
- Synonym: supporting
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- aiding the cause or policy or interests of
- the president no longer has the support of his own party
- they developed a scheme of mutual support
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- the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
- his support kept the family together
- they gave him emotional support during difficult times
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- any device that bears the weight of another thing
- there was no place to attach supports for a shelf
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- supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
- the statue stood on a marble support
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- something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
- the policy found little public support
- his faith was all the support he needed
- the team enjoyed the support of their fans
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- a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- Synonym: accompaniment musical accompaniment backup
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- the financial means whereby one lives
- each child was expected to pay for their keep
- he applied to the state for support
- he could no longer earn his own livelihood
- Synonym: keep livelihood living bread and butter sustenance
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- financial resources provided to make some project possible
- the foundation provided support for the experiment
- Synonym: financial support funding backing financial backing
verb
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- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- his story confirmed my doubts
- The evidence supports the defendant
- Synonym: confirm corroborate sustain substantiate affirm
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- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- Synonym: digest endure stick out stomach bear stand tolerate brook abide suffer put up
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- adopt as a belief
- I subscribe to your view on abortion
- Synonym: subscribe
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- argue or speak in defense of
- She supported the motion to strike
- Synonym: defend fend for
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- be a regular customer or client of
- We patronize this store
- Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could
- Synonym: patronize patronise patronage keep going
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- be the physical support of;carry the weight of
- The beam holds up the roof
- He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
- What's holding that mirror?
- Synonym: hold sustain hold up
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- play a subordinate role to (another performer)
- Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act
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- support materially or financially
- he does not support his natural children
- The scholarship supported me when I was in college
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- be behind;approve of
- He plumped for the Labor Party
- I backed Kennedy in 1960
- Synonym: back endorse indorse plump for plunk for
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- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- She supported him during the illness
- Her children always backed her up
- Synonym: back up
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- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
- The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
- Synonym: corroborate underpin bear out
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They have the support of most of the country .
他们有大多数国民的支持。
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There is strong public support for the change .
公众大力支持这一变革。
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Mark has two children to support from his first marriage .
马克得扶养他第一次婚姻生的两个孩子。
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Her family and friends have given her lots of support .
家人和朋友给了她许多帮助。
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There 's a lot of support for the policy on the ground .
这一政策得到相关人员的普遍支持。
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He needs all the support and encouragement he can get .
他需要所能得到的一切支持和鼓励。
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The statistics offer further support for our theory .
这些统计数字为我们的理论提供了进一步的依据。
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We have no firm evidence to support the case .
我们没有确凿的证据支持这个论点。
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The many letters of support added weight to the campaign .
许多声援信增加了这场运动的影响力。
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Only a few people spoke in support of the proposal .
只有几个人表示支持这一提议。
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My sister came along just to give me some moral support .
我姐姐只是过来给我一些道义上的支持。
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Several major companies are supporting the project .
几家大公司正在对这一项目提供资助。
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The support for the party was rock solid .
这一政党得到了坚定的支持。
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He promised to support her come what may .
他答应不管出现什么问题都支持她。
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Families want the right to refuse life support .
病人亲属要求有权拒绝使用机器维持生命。
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Support the baby 's head when you hold it .
你抱婴儿时要把头扶好。
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The atmosphere of Mars could not support life .
生命无法在火星的大气环境下生存。
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When my father died , Jim was a real support .
我父亲死后，吉姆成了真正的顶梁柱。
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These policies have a broad base of support .
这些政策受到广泛支持。
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The support of family and friends is vital .
亲友的支持极为重要。
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The president will keep the support of the party faithful .
总统将继续获得忠诚党员的拥护。
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The company will support customers in Europe .
这家公司将向欧洲客户提供技术支持。
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If you raise it at the meeting , I 'll support you .
如果你在会上提出这个问题，我将支持你。
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He had supported the local team faithfully for 30 years .
他忠实地支持当地球队30年。
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He supported the official line on education .
他支持官方的教育理念。
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These measures are strongly supported by environmental groups .
这些措施得到环境保护组织的大力支持。
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The plan received widespread support throughout the country .
这项计划得到了全国的普遍支持。
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He stumped around the country trying to build up support .
他在全国各地巡回演讲，争取更多的支持。
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The plan was given only qualified support .
这项计划只得到有限度的支持。
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It is important to cite examples to support your argument .
用实例来证明你的论点是重要的。
含义广泛，多指在道义或物质上支持某人或某项事业。
I support the campaign because I agree with its aims.
我支持这一运动，因为我赞同它的目标。
He had to support his family with his meagre income.
他只能靠微薄的收入来养家。
We will spare no pains to support you.
我们将全力支持你们。
尤指以金钱、影响力等对某人或某事物给予支持。
The government backed the test with money.
政府提供资金支持这项试验。
Some suspected that the rebellion was backed by the US government.
有人怀疑叛乱有美国政府在背后支持。
Her claims are not backed by any scientific evidence.
她的说法没有任何科学依据。
较正式用词，指在道义、行动等方面给予某人或某事物以支持。
We have a duty to uphold the law.
维护法律是我们的责任。
The IWC voted to uphold the ban on commercial whaling.
国际捕鲸委员会投票支持禁止商业捕鲸。
The President swore to uphold the constitution.
总统宣誓维护宪法。
同义词
back uphold cheer countenance advocate buoy minister assist patronize aid bankroll subsidize succour uplift side sponsor buttress sympathize encourage egg help foster hearten