Word · Frequency #1938
championing
支持；拥护；捍卫
championing is the present participle of champion.
to support, promote, or fight publicly for a cause or idea
- 1.
To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
倡导、支持或为(某事业等)而战。
倡导、支持或为(某事业等)而战。；保卫；拥护
In use
She championed the rights of working mothers in her speech.
He has been championing environmental issues for over a decade.
The organization champions free education for all children.
Verb forms
base champion · third person champions · -ing championing · past championed · past participle championed
规则动词，-ed/-ing/-s
Connections
Collocations
- champion a cause
- 倡导一项事业
- She has championed the cause of education reform for years.她多年来一直倡导教育改革这项事业。
- champion the rights of
- 捍卫……的权利
- He champions the rights of migrant workers.他捍卫移民工人的权利。
- champion reform
- 支持改革
- The new leader championed political reform.这位新领导人支持政治改革。
- champion an idea
- 拥护一个想法
- They are championing the idea of renewable energy.他们正在拥护可再生能源这一想法。
- champion democracy
- 捍卫民主
- She has championed democracy throughout her career.她在整个职业生涯中一直捍卫民主。
- champion a proposal
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想冠军(champion)不只为自己夺冠，也会为某种事业挺身而出——动词 champion 就是‘支持、捍卫’的意思。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、public advocacy 作动词时意为“支持、拥护、捍卫”，通常用于正式语境，如新闻报道、演讲或书面语中，表示公开支持某个事业或主张。口语中较少使用，更常见的说法是support或fight for。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
无常见同韵词。注意：companion、union、onion、Olympian 拼写相近但发音与 champion 不同，均不押韵；champ、camp 只提示首音节 /tʃæmp/、/kæmp/ 的读音，也不是整词同韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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