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支撑
zhī chēng
Meaning
- to support
Definition
支撑：指承受重量或压力，使物体不倒；也指支持、维持某种状态或局面。
Support: to bear weight or pressure, keeping something from falling; also to sustain or maintain a certain state or situation.
Usage
常用于物理意义上的支撑物体，也可用于抽象意义上的支持、维持，如支撑家庭、支撑观点等。
Commonly used in the physical sense of supporting an object, also in abstract sense of supporting or sustaining, like supporting a family or supporting an argument.
Examples
- 1 这根柱子支撑着整个屋顶。(This pillar supports the entire roof.)
- 2 她的收入支撑着整个家庭的开销。(Her income supports the entire family's expenses.)
- 3 他的论点缺乏事实支撑。(His argument lacks factual support.)
- 4 在困难时期，友谊是我们最大的支撑。(In difficult times, friendship is our greatest support.)
- 5 我们需要更多的数据来支撑这个结论。(We need more data to support this conclusion.)
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