sponsor
/ˈspɒnsə/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
赞助商;资助者;发起人;赞助;资助;发起
释义与例句
n.
赞助商;资助者;发起人
a person or company that pays for a radio or television programme, an event, or a sports team, usually in return for advertising
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The football team's sponsor is a large drinks company.
这支足球队的赞助商是一家大型饮料公司。
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The concert could not have happened without its sponsors.
没有赞助商,这场音乐会就不可能举办。
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She found a sponsor to fund her research project.
她找到了一位资助者来资助她的研究项目。
v.
赞助;资助;发起
to give money to support an event, programme, or person, or to be responsible for starting an activity
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Several local businesses sponsored the charity run.
几家当地企业赞助了这次慈善长跑。
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The new law was sponsored by the opposition party.
这项新法律是由反对党提出的。
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The company sponsors several young athletes.
该公司资助了几名年轻运动员。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
spons(答应,承诺)+or(人)→承诺出钱的人→赞助商
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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sponsorship 赞助;资助名词形式
同义词
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backer 支持者;资助者sponsor 常指商业赞助,backer 侧重资金或政治支持The project needs a financial backer. 这个项目需要一位资金支持者。
反义词
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opponent 反对者;对手与赞助支持者相对的人He is a strong opponent of the new policy. 他是这项新政策的强烈反对者。
常见搭配
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sponsor an event 赞助活动A local bank agreed to sponsor the event. 一家当地银行同意赞助该活动。
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main sponsor 主赞助商The company is the main sponsor of the tournament. 该公司是本次锦标赛的主赞助商。