[] to help and encourage sb/sth by saying or showing that you agree with them/it支持；鼓励；拥护◆If you raise it in the meeting, I'll support you.如果你在会上提出这个问题，我会支持你。◆Managers and employees strongly supported the plan.管理人和雇员都大力支持这项计划。to help sth/sb by giving it/them money资助；赞助◆Several major companies are supporting the project.几家大公司为此项目提供资助。to give or be ready to give help to sb/sth if they need it帮助；援助◆We will continue to support customers still using previous versions of the software.我们将继续对使用旧版软件的客户提供技术支援。to prevent sth from failing; to help sth continue支撑；支持◆Oil prices are being supported by fears of a shortage.对短缺的担心使石油价格得到支持。to help to show that sth is true or correct证实；证明；提供依据◆The decision cannot be supported by the data.这项决策无法用数据证实。 () (about a piece of computer software or equipment, etc.) to allow a particular type of software, equipment or data to be used with it（计算机软件或设备等）支持◆The program supports HTML formatting.此程序支持 HTML 格式。