Word · Frequency #481
supports
支持；拥护
supports is the third person singular of support.
to back or favor a cause, idea, or person
- 1.
To help keep from falling.
帮助防止跌倒。
- 2.
To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid
在精神上或具体上支持或赞成某个事业、政党等。
- 3.
To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
提供生活或维持；维持完整性或生计。
- 4.
To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
特别是经济上帮助；资助。
- 5.
To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
提供证据；增加可信度。
- 6.
To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
在客户导向的职位上服务；给予支持。
- 7.
To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
协助或参与,但不负责。
- 8.
To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
回答问题并解决有关销售物品的问题。
- 9.
To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
设计为提供容量；与(部件、附件、文件类型、程序、算法等)兼容。
- 10.
To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
在同一作品中扮演次要角色,与明星表演者合作。
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）
In use
The strong wooden beams support the entire roof of the old barn.
She uses a thick pillow to support her back while reading in bed.
These two extra wheels support the bicycle so it stays upright when parked.
Verb forms
base support · third person supports · -ing supporting · past supported · past participle supported
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- support a family
- 供养家庭
- He works two jobs to support his family.他打两份工来供养家庭。
- support a cause
- 支持某项事业
- She donated money to support the cause of education.她捐款支持教育事业。
- support the weight
- 承受重量
- The pillars support the weight of the bridge.柱子承受桥梁的重量。
- support a claim
- 为说法提供证据
- The evidence supports his claim.证据支持他的说法。
- support each other
- 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 local businesses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把sup想成‘上’，port是‘港口’：港口用码头托住船，support就是托住、支持。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、正式演讲 本条目针对动词 support 表示“支持、拥护（某个观点、政党、计划等）”的义项。该用法的语气通常为中性，在正式与非正式场合都比较常见，如日常对话、新闻报道、演讲等。实际含义会随宾语变化，例如 support a motion 偏正式，support a friend 更日常。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语；常与介词with连用表示支持的手段。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 /ɔːt/ 结尾，与 support 的重读音节 /pɔːt/ 押韵。注意 court、thought 拼写不同但发音相同；避免与 suppose /səˈpəʊz/、supply /səˈplaɪ/、supper /ˈsʌpər/ 混淆。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.