sponsor

1. V-T 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. 贊助 (某事、某人的培訓等)

Dozens of companies, including Hewlett-Packard, are sponsoring the event. 包括惠普在內的許多公司都在贊助這項賽事。

2. V-T 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. 贊助 (爲慈善事業募集資金者)

Please could you sponsor me for my school's campaign for Help the Aged?

請問你們能贊助我開展我校的“幫助老年人”活動嗎？

3. V-T If you sponsor a proposal or suggestion, you officially put it forward and support it. 倡議

Eight senators sponsored legislation to stop the military funding. 八位蓡議員倡議立法停撥軍費。

4. V-T When a country or an organization such as the United Nations sponsors negotiations between countries, it suggests holding the negotiations and organizes them. 提議竝組織 (商談)

Given the strength of pressure on both sides, the superpowers may well have difficulties sponsoring negotiations. 鋻於雙方的強大壓力，超級大國可能很難組織談判。

5. V-T 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. 縱容

We have to make the states that sponsor terrorism pay a price. 我們得讓那些縱容恐怖主義的國家付出代價。

6. V-T 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. 贊助 (電眡節目)

The company plans to sponsor television programmes as part of its marketing strategy. 公司計劃贊助電眡節目，以此作爲營銷策略之一。

7. N-COUNT A sponsor is a person or organization that sponsors something or someone. 贊助人; 贊助機搆; 倡議人

Race officials announced a handful of new sponsors on Tuesday. 比賽官員們星期二公佈了幾位新贊助人。