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单词 supporting
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(səpɔːʳtɪŋ)
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
In a film or play, a supporting actor or actress is one who has an important part, but not the most important part.
...the winner of the best supporting actress award.
...acting the supporting role in a Harrison Ford-type movie.
2.  See also support

supporting in British English

(səˈpɔːtɪŋ)
adjective
1. 
(of a role) being a fairly important but not leading part, esp in a play or film
2. 
(of an actor or actress) playing a supporting role

supporting in American English

(səˈpɔrtɪŋ)
adjective
Theatre and Cinema
designating or of an actor or role that is subordinate to or of lesser importance than that of a lead or principal

Examples of 'supporting' in a sentence
supporting

He leaned back against one of the wooden pillars which were supporting the thatch roof.
MacNeill, Alastair THE DEVIL'S DOOR (2001)
His arm was around me, supporting the upper half of my body.
Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2001)
Back in the autopsy room, the supporting cast waited for their star performer to arrive.
Dreyer, Eileen BAD MEDICINE (2001)

All related terms of 'supporting'

support
If you support someone or their ideas or aims , you agree with them, and perhaps help them because you want them to succeed .
supportance
to carry the weight of
supporture
to carry the weight of
self-supporting
Self-supporting is used to describe organizations , schemes , and people who earn enough money to not need financial help from anyone else.
supporting film
a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
supporting role
a fairly important but not leading part, esp in a play or film
supporting actor
an actor playing a supporting role
supporting actress
an actress playing a supporting role
supporting character
The characters in a film, book, or play are the people that it is about.
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