Support

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; 'he leaned against the wall for support'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) any device that bears the weight of another thing; 'there was no place to attach supports for a shelf'.

(noun.) supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; 'the statue stood on a marble support'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) financial resources provided to make some project possible; 'the foundation provided support for the experiment'.

(verb.) play a subordinate role to (another performer); 'Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act'.

(verb.) support materially or financially; 'he does not support his natural children'; 'The scholarship supported me when I was in college'.

(verb.) give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; 'She supported him during the illness'; 'Her children always backed her up'.

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• You have now a--hum--a great position to support. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Then Prussia declared war in support of Austria, and the allied forces, under the Duke of Brunswick, prepared to invade France. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• But there was no support for the rider's feet, and the vehicle was propelled by thrusting his feet alternately against the ground. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• We would then have Lee so surrounded that his supplies would be cut off entirely, making it impossible for him to support his army. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• A wealth of evidence could be adduced to support this from the studies of dreams and fantasies made by the Freudian school of psychologists. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• And so we find them developing fibre and support, and the beginning of _woody fibre_ in them. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• In spite of such support, and its strong appeal to national vanity, British imperialism never saturated the mass of the British peoples. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The energy which had at once supported him under his old sufferings and aggravated their sharpness, had been gradually restored to him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• The load is supported by 6 strands, and each strand bears one sixth of the load. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Laurie dashed downstairs for water, while Meg and Hannah supported her, and Jo read aloud, in a frightened voice. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• His arm trembled as it raised her, and supported her head. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• But as he sat gloating over me, I was supported by a scornful detestation of him that sealed my lips. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Only base and self-seeking people supported him, because he seemed to have the secret of success. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• At other times he repeated my favourite poems, or drew me out into arguments, which he supported with great ingenuity. 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• He at length proposed to me travelling all over Europe together, supporting ourselves everywhere by working at our business. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Up to this time my troops had been kept in supporting distances of each other, as far as the nature of the country would admit. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Of the Expense of supporting the Dignity of the Sovereign. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• I am very rich, and they want my inheritance--or very poor, and they are tired of supporting me. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The two towers at the axis supporting the wheel were 140 feet high, and the motive power was secured from a 1,000 horse-power steam engine under the wheel. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Her uncle, ignorant as the table supporting his coffee-cup of all his niece had undergone and was undergoing, scarcely believed his ears. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• It is supposed that greater rigidity is obtained by this means than by the suspension, and, like the suspension, great widths may be spanned without an under supporting frame work. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The thought, taken up by electrical engineers, brought out an electric toaster, rectangular in shape, with handsome frame, nickel supports and wire heating element. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Soon the foot of the hill was reached; the skirmishers pushed directly up, followed closely by their supports. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• I support the man who supports their claims; not the virtuous upholder of the wrong. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The enlightened, cultivated, intelligent man, who supports the system of which the trader is the inevitable result, or the poor trader himself? 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Also, in such a case, supports at the side kept the car from overturning. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It would support the trade of the farmer, in the same manner as the trade of the wholesale dealer supports that of the manufacturer. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The pressure of the air in the closed end now supports the pressure of one atmosphere, and in addition, a column of mercury equal to another atmosphere. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.

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