sponsor

名词 sponsor:

1. someone who supports or champions something
   同义词：patron, supporter
2. an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
   同义词：presenter

动词 sponsor:

1. assume sponsorship of
   同义词：patronize, patronise
2. assume responsibility for or leadership of
3. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
   同义词：patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent

1. It is a pity that he doesn't have enough money to sponsor the project.
   遗憾的是他没有足够的钱来支持这项计划。
2. My attempts to interest a sponsor missed fire several times, but I succeeded eventually.
   我几次试图引起一个赞助人的兴趣，都没有达到目的，但最后还是成功了。
3. Mr. Robert Brown was announced as the sponsor.
   罗勃特。布朗先生被宣布为赞助人。
4. A wealthy sponsor came to our rescue with a generous donation.
   有个富有的赞助人慷慨捐赠来解救我们。