新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

sponsor

英 [ˈspɒnsə]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

sponsors
1. [C 可数名词] 赞助人 , 赞助机构 , 倡议人
A sponsor is a person or organization that sponsors something or someone.
双语例句
例：
Race officials announced a handful of new sponsors on Tuesday.
赛事工作人员于星期二公布了几位新赞助人的名单。

VERB. 动词

sponsors , sponsoring , sponsored
1. [T 及物动词] 赞助（某事、某人的培训等）
If an organization or an individual sponsors something such as an event or someone's training, they pay some or all of the expenses connected with it, often in order to get publicity for themselves.
近义词
finance
双语例句
例：
Dozens of companies, including Hewlett-Packard, are sponsoring the event.
包括惠普在内的许多公司都在赞助这项赛事。
2. [T 及物动词] 赞助（为慈善事业募集资金者）
If you sponsor someone who is doing something to raise money for charity, for example trying to walk a certain distance, you agree to give them a sum of money for the charity if they succeed in doing it.
双语例句
例：
Please could you sponsor me for my school's campaign to help sick children?
我在参加我们学校举办的“帮助患病儿童”募捐活动，你能赞助我吗？
3. [T 及物动词] 倡议
If you sponsor a proposal or suggestion, you officially put it forward and support it.
双语例句
例：
Eight senators sponsored legislation to stop the military funding.
八位参议员倡议立法停拨军费。
4. [T 及物动词] 提议并组织（商谈）
When a country or an organization such as the United Nations sponsors negotiations between countries, it suggests holding the negotiations and organizes them.
双语例句
例：
Given the strength of pressure on both sides, the superpowers may well have difficulties sponsoring negotiations.
迫于来自对方的强大压力，两个超级大国可能很难组织谈判。
5. [T 及物动词] 纵容
If one country accuses another of sponsoring attacks on it, they mean that the other country does not do anything to prevent the attacks, and may even encourage them.
近义词
support
双语例句
例：
We have to make the states that sponsor terrorism pay a price.
我们得让那些支持恐怖主义的国家付出代价。
6. [T 及物动词] 赞助（电视节目）
If a company or organization sponsors a television programme, they pay to have a special advertisement shown at the beginning and end of the programme, and at each commercial break.
双语例句
例：
The company plans to sponsor television programmes as part of its marketing strategy.
公司计划赞助电视节目，以此作为营销策略之一。