support sb/sth
support 后直接接宾语，表示支持某人、某事物或某个主张。
The whole team supported the new plan.
整个团队都支持这项新计划。
支持；拥护
supported — past of support
支撑；托住；供养；资助；维持；证实；支持（观点）；提供客服/技术支持；做售后服务；协助；参与（但不负责）
to back or favor a cause, idea, or person
帮助防止跌倒。
To help keep from falling.
在精神上或具体上支持或赞成某个事业、政党等。
To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid
提供生活或维持；维持完整性或生计。
To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
特别是经济上帮助；资助。
To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
提供证据；增加可信度。
To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
在客户导向的职位上服务；给予支持。
To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
协助或参与,但不负责。
To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
回答问题并解决有关销售物品的问题。
To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
设计为提供容量；与(部件、附件、文件类型、程序、算法等)兼容。
To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
在同一作品中扮演次要角色,与明星表演者合作。
To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
一般现在时
I support your decision.
我支持你的决定。
一般过去时
They supported the plan yesterday.
他们昨天支持了这个计划。
现在完成时
She has supported him for years.
她多年来一直支持他。
规则动词
The strong wooden beams support the entire roof of the old barn.
结实的木梁支撑着旧谷仓的整个屋顶。
用法提示：这里的 support 是动词，表示“支撑、托住”，说明某物承受重量。
She uses a thick pillow to support her back while reading in bed.
她卧床看书时用一个厚枕头托住后背。
用法提示：support 在本句为动词，指用物体“托起、撑住”身体部位。
These two extra wheels support the bicycle so it stays upright when parked.
这两个附加的轮子支撑着自行车，使其停放时保持直立。
用法提示：support 作动词，表示“撑住、使不倒”，提供支撑作用。
support 后直接接宾语，表示支持某人、某事物或某个主张。
The whole team supported the new plan.
整个团队都支持这项新计划。
表示在某人做某事时给予支持，常用介词 in 引出所支持的事情。
Her family supported her in starting her own business.
她的家人支持她自己创业。
support oneself 指经济上养活自己，常用 by 说明谋生方式。
After graduation, he supported himself by teaching English.
毕业后，他靠教英语养活自己。
被动结构 be supported by 既可用于物理上的支撑，也可用于抽象的支持。
The roof is supported by two wooden pillars.
屋顶由两根木柱支撑着。
grammar · medium
易错句子I very support your decision to change jobs.
正确表达I strongly support your decision to change jobs.
汉语的“很、非常”可以直接放在动词前，但英语的 very 只能修饰形容词或副词，不能修饰动词，所以不能说 very support；修饰 support 要用 strongly、really 这类副词。
grammar · medium
易错句子Most of us support to hold the meeting online.
正确表达Most of us support holding the meeting online.
support 作动词时后面接名词或动名词作宾语，不能接不定式；受汉语“支持做某事”的影响容易多写 to，应改成 support doing sth.。
grammar · medium
易错句子I support that we should start the project earlier.
正确表达I agree that we should start the project earlier.
support 不能像 agree、think 那样接 that 引导的宾语从句；要表达“赞成某个主张”，应用 agree that...，或把 support 的宾语换成名词、动名词（如 support the idea of doing sth.）。
供养家庭
He works two jobs to support his family.
他打两份工来供养家庭。
支持某项事业
She donated money to support the cause of education.
她捐款支持教育事业。
承受重量
The pillars support the weight of the bridge.
柱子承受桥梁的重量。
为说法提供证据
The evidence supports his claim.
证据支持他的说法。
互相支持
Friends should support each other in difficult times.
朋友在困难时期应该互相支持。
support = sup-（sub- 的变体，表示“在下”）+ port（词根，意为“携带/支撑”）。同根词：transport、import、export、portable。
客户是support服务的对象，常见于客户支持场景。
技术支持中，issue是需要解决的具体问题，与support紧密相关。
ticket是记录客户支持请求的工单，用于追踪处理进度。
service是包含support在内的整体客户服务。
solution是support最终提供给用户的解决办法。
支持系统
After my surgery, I relied on my support system to get through the recovery.
手术后，我依靠我的支持系统度过了康复期。
精神支持
I didn't need help with the move, but I appreciated having friends there for moral support.
搬家不需要帮忙，但我感谢朋友们在场给予精神支持。
支持；赞同
Many people signed the petition in support of the new park.
许多人签署了请愿书，支持新建公园。
支持弱者。
A famous line from the Bible (1 Thessalonians 5:14), often quoted to encourage kindness and assistance to those in need.
这是《圣经》中的著名句子（帖撒罗尼迦前书5:14），常被引用以鼓励人们关爱和帮助有需要的人。
我支持女性的权利，也支持女性的错误。
A popular internet meme that jokingly expresses unconditional support for women. It became widely shared on social media in the 2010s.
这是一个流行的网络梗，以开玩笑的方式表达对女性无条件的支持。在2010年代在社交媒体上广泛传播。
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支持本地企业
The campaign encourages people to support local businesses.
这场运动鼓励人们支持本地企业。