牛奶盒样机:考研英语词汇复习(67): support、stand up for、back up、stand by、 sustain、 uphold

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考研英语词汇复习(67

 

                             supportstand up forback upstand by

              sustain uphold

 

              佳中

 

  support

      stand up for

      back up

 stand by

 

        这组词可表示“支持”、“拥护”的意思。

 

support指支持别人的主张、观点、论点、行动等,可指物质、金钱、证据、道义上的支持。动词短语stand up forstand by 可替代 support。back up 侧重指在背后支持。

1) The overwhelming majority of the committee members support/stand up for the proposal the chairman set forth at the meeting.

(绝大多数的委员会成员支持主席在会上提出提议。)

        2) My father got very angry and said it was all my fault, but my mother stood up for me and said it wasn’t my fault.

            (我父亲很生气,说这都是我的错,但是我母亲支持我说那不是我的错。)

 3) They promised to stand by our administrative reforms of our company.

         (他们答应支持我们公司的行政管理改革。)

 4) He promises to back up/support our suggestion if we put it to the meeting for approval.

            (他答应如果我们把建议提交会议批准通过,他会支持我们的。)

 

      sustain

 uphold

 

 sustain本意是“支撑”、“维持”引申出“支持”。uphold 含义较广,也可指“支撑”、“支持”。

   

       1) Seeing the branches could hardly sustain the weight of the apples, the old man found some poles with which to support them.

          (看到树枝支撑不了苹果的体重,老人找来一些木杆来支撑树枝。)

       2) It was the hope for better future that sustained me when I was in misery at that time.

           (那时候我很痛苦,是对未来会有更好的希望支撑着我。)

3) I’m afraid that these provisions cannot sustain us through the week. We’ll have to ask for assistance.

(恐怕这些供给不能维持我们渡过这个星期,我们将不得不寻求援助。)

 

4) There are eight columns which uphold the big dome.

  (有八根柱子支撑这个大圆顶。)

        5) Your praise and sympathy uphold me greatly.

           (你的称赞和同情给了我很大的支持。)

       6) I uphold him in his policy of adopting the credit system in our college.

           (我拥护他在我们大学采用学分制的政策。)