supporting
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sup·port·ing /səˈpɔːtɪŋ $ -ɔːr-/ adjective 1. supporting part/role/actor etc AMAPa small part in a play or film, or the actor who plays such a part 配角（演员）2. supporting wall/beam etc TBBSUPPORT/HOLD UPa wall etc that supports the weight of something 承重墙/梁等Examples from the Corpus
supporting• There were plenty of supporting arguments in the works of Marx and Engels for such an endeavour.• The Home Office had set up its own Research Unit in 1957, in addition to supporting criminological research in the universities and elsewhere.• The Regulations themselves set out only the main performance criteria with the technical detail set out in supporting documents.• The World Cup Final in Rome will attract a worldwide audience of nearly one billion, the largest for any supporting event.• History books have their main ideas, supporting evidence and factual details arranged in a particular manner.• He outlined three main lines of supporting evidence.• I hope, it will lead, after the election, to his supporting us in putting its main recommendations into effect.sup·port·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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supporting
sup‧port‧ing /səˈpɔːtɪŋ $ -ɔːr-/
adjective1. supporting part/role/actor etc a small part in a play or film, or the actor who plays such a part
2. supporting wall/beam etc a wall etc that supports the weight of something
sup‧port‧ing /səˈpɔːtɪŋ $ -ɔːr-/
adjective1. supporting part/role/actor etc a small part in a play or film, or the actor who plays such a part2. supporting wall/beam etc a wall etc that supports the weight of something