sponsor1/ˋspɑnsɚ; ˈspɒnsə/v [T] 1 to give money to an event or institution, especially in exchange for the right to advertise 赞助﹐资助〔尤指为了换取宣传推广的权利〕: a competition sponsored by British Airways 由英国航空公司赞助的一项比赛2 to agree to give someone money for a CHARITY if they do something difficult, for example walk a long way 赞助〔以慈善募捐为目的的活动〕: a sponsored walk 慈善筹款步行 —sponsorship n [U]
sponsor2n [C] a person or company that pays for a show, sports event etc, especially in exchange for the right to advertise〔演出﹑体育比赛等的〕赞助人﹐赞助商