支[zhī] 基本解释：
新英汉大词典：
- 支[zhī]
- 名词- （分支; 支派） branch; offshoot:
general Party branch;党总支
branch store支店
- （地支） the twelve Earthly Branches- （姓氏） a surname:Zhi Shucai支叔才
- 动词- （撑） prop up; put up; hold:
put up an umbrella;把伞支开
hold a platform by pillars;用柱子支住平台
- （伸出; 竖起） stick; protrude; prick:with one's incisor or front teeth protruded;门牙往外支着
prick up its or one's ears支起耳朵
- （支持） support; sustain; hold up; bear:lack of physical strength; too tired to go on doing sth.; too weak physically to stand it;体力不支
overwhelmed with joy; overjoyed;乐不可支
- （调度; 指使） order; send away; put sb. off:order sb. about;支嘴儿
send him away on some pretext or other;借故支开他
- （付出） pay out; disburse:pay expenses;开支
pay him a month salary in advance预支给他一个月的工钱
- （领取） receive; get payment; draw (money):overdraw;透支
draw money from the finance section从财务科支款
- 量词- （用于队伍等）:
a contingent of troops;一支军队
a guerrilla detachment一支游击支队
- （用于歌曲或乐曲）:sing a folk song;唱支山歌
a piano concerto一支钢琴协奏曲
- （用于电灯的光度）:fifty candlepower;50支烛光
a 60-watt bulb60支光的灯泡
- （用于细长物）:a writing brush;一支毛笔
a candle一支蜡烛
- {纺} （纱线粗细程度的计算单位） count:100-count yarn;100支纱
coarse yarn粗支纱
以上内容来源于：《新汉英大辞典》
例句与用法：
They showed some statistical evidence to support their argument.
We are deeply grateful for your support.
Do not fear; I will support you.
He quotes the Bible to support his beliefs.
Let's give mutual support and inspiration to each other.
We asked for her support in the election, but she wasn't sympathetic.
I'll support you to the hilt.
If this football team doesn't get a result tonight, they will be put down into a lower division.
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