sponsor
n
1 person who makes himself responsible for another (eg sb who is training for sth) 擔保人, 保人(如為求學者作擔保者).
2 godparent 教父; 教母.
3 person who puts forward or guarantees a proposal (eg for a new law) 發起者; 倡議者; 提案人; (建議的)保證人.
4 person or firm that pays for a radio or TV programme, or for a musical, artistic or sporting event, usu in order to use them for advertising 贊助人; 贊助公司; 廣告客戶.
5 person who pays money to charity in return for a specified activity by another person 向慈善事業捐款以換取他人的某項活動者. sponsor, v [Tn]
act as a sponsor for (sb/sth) 擔保或贊助(某人[某事物]); 倡議(某事)
an athlete sponsored by a bank 由某銀行資助的運動員
a sponsored walk, ie one over a fixed distance for which the walkers arrange sponsorship beforehand in aid of charity 募捐性步行
a government-sponsored cheap textbooks scheme 政府資助的提供廉價教科書的方案
I'm doing a sponsored swim on Saturday will you sponsor me? 星期六我要參加慈善游泳--您愿意出錢贊助嗎?